Paradox, Paradigms & Parasites: Peju Alatise
26 Apr 2018 - 10 May 2018
Kia Showroom
308 Adeola Odeku Street Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria
Opening Reception: April 26th, 2018, 6 PM Artist Talk: April 28, 2018, 3-4 PM
Arthouse -The Space is pleased to present an exhibition by one of Nigeria’s celebrated contemporary artists Peju Alatise, titled Paradox, Paradigms & Parasites
This year, 2018 will mark 20 years of independent studio practise in Nigeria as a visual artist for Peju Alatise. She is an interdisciplinary artist, architect and author of two novels. Her debut novel Orita Meta, chronicling the interwoven path of three women, was nominated for the ANA/Flora Nwapa Prize for Women’s Writing in 2006. She started her professional career as an architect working in an architectural firm alongside running a private art studio. Today, Peju is one of the leading contemporary artists on the African continent. Her works challenge the status quo of the African society and also of global affairs. She has been consistent with her experimentation with materials and techniques as a medium to analyse various socio-political issues. Peju has also been an influential voice on the Child Not Bride campaign in Nigeria, with her work regularly feeding into this discourse.
Peju Alatise is a fellow at the National Museum of African Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution and the 2017 winner of the FNB Art Prize in Johannesburg. Her work was exhibited at Venice Biennale’s 57th edition, themed Viva Arte Viva (Long Live Art) in the Nigerian pavilion. Her work is currently being exhibited at the 2018 EVA Biennial in Ireland and 1:54 Art Fair in New York. Other recent past exhibitions of her works were held at the 2014 Casablanca Biennale in Morocco, Cooper Gallery of African and African American Art, Harvard University-2017, Resignification of Black Body 2016 in Museo Bardini, Florence.
Peju Alatise is the founder of the ANAI Foundation – a non-profit foundation dedicated to the development of visual arts in Nigeria, and the first purpose built artist’s residency with a well-equipped ceramic studio, which offers sponsored training programs for ceramic artists.
Peju’s commitment to reflecting the times is explored in Paradox, Paradigms and Parasites. The exhibition explores socio-cultural and political narratives through recent paintings and new experiments with mixed media and sculpture, alongside works that will be presented for the first time in Nigeria.
Arthouse-The Space is a satellite initiative of Arthouse Contemporary, West Africa’s leading auction house of modern and contemporary African Art. Founded in 2007, Arthouse Contemporary aims to create awareness of the scope for contemporary art in the region, encourage international recognition towards its talented artists and strengthen the economy of its art market. Since its inception, Arthouse-The Space has organised exhibitions of artists including Victor Ekpuk, Yusuf Grillo, Chidi Kwubiri, Eva Obodo, Emeka Udemba, and George Osodi. Arthouse-The Space also participated in the international art fair, Art14, in London, UK and West Africa’s first art fair, Art X Lagos
This exhibition is generously supported by Kia, Eros & Gourmet, Nederburg Wines and 7UP.
For more information, please visit our website at www.arthouse-ng.com or contact Otsholeng Poo at otsholeng@arthouse-ng.com.