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SOUTHFIRST: PRESENTS

 

POLITICAL CARTOONS FROM NIGERIA

GHARIOKWU LEMI, COMFORT JACOBS & LORDWEALTH OLOLADE

10 November 2006 –  17 December, 2006

 

SOUTHFIRST gallery is proud to present POLITICAL CARTOONS FROM NIGERIA, an exhibition of work by Ghariokwu Lemi, Comfort Jacobs and Lordwealth Ololade. The show of works on paper is on view from November 10 – December 17.

 

This exhibition presents works made between 1975-2006 by three Nigerian artists. The cartoons, originally intended for a Nigerian audience, deal with figures such as current and past Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, corruption at all levels of government, and American foreign policy. Using humor and a colorful and accessible graphic style Ghariokwu LemiÕs work illuminates a countryÕs recent past. Work by Comfort Jacobs, 29, and Lordwealth Ololade, 27 bring new views of Nigerian politics and womenÕs roles in a rapidly changing culture.

 

Ghariokwu Lemi, who selected the work for the show, is a self-taught artist whose work has included numerous album covers for Nigerian musician and political activist Fela Kuti. His work focuses on political critique, comical and erotic themes. His work has been exhibited in institutions including the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York and the Barbican Gallery, London, and is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York as part of the Judith Rothschild collection. Born in Agege, Lagos, he lives and works in Nigeria.

 

Ghariokwu LemiÕs flight from Lagos to New York was generously sponsored by North American Airlines, the only U.S. airline offering non-stop scheduled service to Africa.

 

SOUTHFIRST is located at 60 N6th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Gallery hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1-6 PM and by appointment. Subway: L train to Bedford Avenue.  For more information, please contact Southfirst at 718 599 4884 or info@southfirst.org.