The low resolution and opacity of Nigerian American artist Osadolor’s audiovisual work provide Blackqueer folks the agency to roam and remain pixelated, shaky, blurry, glitchy, noisy, distorted, and elusive through the messy flux of self-realisation. Osadolor’s multidisciplinary practice proposes Afropresentist modes to reimagine the self, community, and our relationship with cultural memory, the everyday present,…
Nigerian photographer, writer, and filmmaker, Wami Aluko’s practice explores mythology, biology, and mysticism. A graduate of Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh, Aluko’s visceral images — exhibited in Europe, Africa and the US, and appearing in publications including Atmos, Vogue Italia, and Wallpaper* — evocatively blur the lines between the physical and spiritual. In an…
Mingei, the influential folk-craft movement that developed in Japan in the 1920s and 1930s, is the subject of William Morris Gallery’s upcoming exhibition, Art Without Heroes: Mingei. With more than 80 works on display — including ceramics, woodwork, paper, textiles, photography and film — the presentation will incorporate unseen pieces from significant private collections, along…
In 2016 I lived in Portugal for a couple of years. Porto is a small, very walkable city so that’s what I always did: walked everywhere, camera in hand, always, and I was probably taking 20 plus photos a day. Portugal is a great country for street photographers, and when I lived there the country was changing…
The Caribbean patty is one of New York City’s most important vernacular foods. They are omnipresent, and in fact – those outside New York may not realize – you can often get a patty at a pizzeria, or at a hot dog cart, where they’re displayed next to knishes. There may not be such a thing as…
Sam made their first vintage in 2022, the year before Julie died. At the time this photo was taken, Sam planned to proudly take their wine to Beaujolais, a return to the place and person who had influenced their philosophy of the very thing they set out to create. I have biological family whom I…
During Milan Fashion Week, Nigerian artist Yusuff Aina and Nigerian-British fashion designer Tokyo James unveiled an ambitious installation and runway show set within the historic Palazzo Reale Sala Cariatidi. Presented by the Abuja-based gallery, Retro Africa, helmed by Dolly Kola-Balogun, the installation, titled Domain Expansion, includes a life-size sculptural figure from Aina’s Eniyan series. Made…
Chinese artist and composer Li Yilei’s new album, NONAGE, ruminates on childhood through a sonic tapestry of unexpected samples, spanning nostalgic Chinese television shows, mechanical toys, and an array of acoustic and electronic instruments — many of which were designed and hand-built by Yilei. Ahead of NONAGE’s release, the artist offers Something Curated an exclusive glimpse into their process…
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