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      Toyin Ojih Odutola: The UmuEze Amara Clan and the House of Obafemi

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      A seminal work by one of today s most vital figurative artists explores the complexity of race, wealth, and class through storytelling and multimedia drawings.
      A seminal work by one of today’s most vital figurative artists explores the complexity of race, wealth, a...

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      Product ID:9780847870677
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Toyin Ojih Odutola
      Subtitle:The UmuEze Amara Clan and the House of Obafemi
      Authors:Author: Toyin Ojih Odutola, Zadie Smith
      Page Count:248
      Subjects:Individual artists, art monographs, Individual artists, art monographs
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A seminal work by one of today s most vital figurative artists explores the complexity of race, wealth, and class through storytelling and multimedia drawings.
      A seminal work by one of today’s most vital figurative artists explores the complexity of race, wealth, and class through storytelling and multimedia drawings.
       


      This extraordinary illustrated story—Toyin Ojih Odutola’s best-known body of work—chronicles the private lives of two fictional aristocratic Nigerian families, the UmuEze Amara Clan and the House of Obafemi, if colonialist and slave-trade interventions had never disrupted the country. Rendered life-size in charcoal, pastel, and pencil, Ojih Odutola’s figures appear enigmatic and mysterious, set against the artist’s larger conceived narrative, highlighting the malleability of identity and assumptions about race, wealth, and class. The UmuEze Amara Clan and the House of Obafemi presents the story of these families in four chapters illustrated and authored by Ojih Odutola, accompanied by the artist’s sketches and notes. Also included are several insightful essays on the artist herself by noted writers and critics Zadie Smith, Leigh Raiford, and others.
       
      An introduction to the artist’s vivid fictionalized world, as well as a reflection on the role of this body of work within her broader practice, this remarkable volume serves as the essential guide to Ojih Odutola’s unique form of storytelling.
      Imprint Name:Rizzoli International Publications
      Publisher Name:Rizzoli International Publications
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2021-09-07

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      Weight1888 g
      Dimensions264 × 314 × 29 mm