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Tiwani Contemporary and Marta Los Angeles are excited to present Material Affirmations - OR脥K脤 Acts I-III, the first solo show in Lagos of internationally renowned designer and artist, Nifemi Marcus-Bello (b.1988 Lagos, Nigeria). 

The exhibition is a contemplative revelry on material identity and evolution with consideration of craftsmanship and handwork by Nifemi and various craftsmen. The or铆k矛 which is the Yoruba multi-generational practice of praise poetry and spoken affirmation atmospherically holds the exhibition together, with a soundscape that features the voice of Folake Marcus-Bello, the artist's mother, delivering her personalised or铆k矛 to her son. Each OR脥K脤 Act prompts our attention and awareness to historical, geopolitical and consumer material culture; Act I Fridge Ridge is focused on bronze. Act II Tales By Moonlight centres aluminium, and Act III Whispers of a Trail engages with a copper alloy.

The objects in this exhibit intentionally reflect and contemplate evolution, scarcity and availability acting as an archive to what has been, what is, what鈥檚 to come. Each Act mobilises its questions through material experimentations and conversations between Marcus-Bello and producer-craftsmen; exchanges that are focused around traditional, and often locally vernacular methods of fabrication that transform the materials usage. Having presented OR脥K脤 Acts I, II and III in Los Angeles and Miami between 2023-2025, editions have found homes at the Brooklyn Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Los Angeles County Museum and a Special Mention Award at this year鈥檚 Loewe Craft Prize in Madrid, Spain.