Hundreds of independent art and museums spaces were forced to close due to the Corona-Crisis. In this series we are celebrating the fantastic artistic events that are right now sitting behind closed doors. This time: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air by Akinbode Akinbiyi at Gropius Bau Berlin.
Akinbode Akinbiyi, Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos, 2006. From the series Sea Never Dry (Detail), Photograph. Courtesy: the artist
The photography exhibition Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air brings together works from various long-term series composed by Berlin-based Nigerian photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi, who has captured intimate scenes and communal life in cities such as Lagos, Berlin, Johannesburg, Bamako and Chicago, among many other locations.
Exhibition „Akinbode Akinbiyi: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air“ 7.2.19 – 17.5.2020 © Gropius Bau, Photo: Laura Fiorio
Akinbode Akinbiyi, Berlin, Kreuzberg, 2018. From the series Photography, Tobacco, Sweets, Condoms and other Configurations, Photograph. Courtesy: the artist
Exhibition „Akinbode Akinbiyi: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air“ 7.2.19 – 17.5.2020 © Gropius Bau, Photo: Laura Fiorio
Akinbode Akinbiyi, Victoria Island, Lagos, 2006. From the series Lagos: All Roads, Photograph. Courtesy: the artist
Exhibition „Akinbode Akinbiyi: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air“ 7.2.19 – 17.5.2020 © Gropius Bau, Photo: Laura Fiorio
Akinbode Akinbiyi, Lagos Island, Lagos, 2004. From the series Lagos: All Roads, Photograph. Courtesy: the artist
Exhibition „Akinbode Akinbiyi: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air“ 7.2.19 – 17.5.2020 © Gropius Bau, Photo: Laura Fiorio
Akinbode Akinbiyi, Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos, 2006. From the series Sea Never Dry, Photograph. Courtesy: the artist
Exhibition „Akinbode Akinbiyi: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air“ 7.2.19 – 17.5.2020 © Gropius Bau, Photo: Laura Fiorio
Akinbode Akinbiyi, Berlin, Tiergarten/Moabit, 2016. From the series Passageways, Involuntary Narratives, and the Sound of Crowded Spaces, 2015–2017. Photography. Courtesy: the artist
Exhibition „Akinbode Akinbiyi: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air“ 7.2.19 – 17.5.2020 © Gropius Bau, Photo: Laura Fiorio
Akinbode Akinbiyi, Lagos Island, Lagos, 1988. From the series Lagos: All Roads, Photograph. Courtesy: the artist
Exhibition „Akinbode Akinbiyi: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air“ 7.2.19 – 17.5.2020 © Gropius Bau, Photo: Laura Fiorio
Exhibition „Akinbode Akinbiyi: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air“ 7.2.19 – 17.5.2020 © Gropius Bau, Photo: Laura Fiorio
Exhibition „Akinbode Akinbiyi: Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air“ 7.2.19 – 17.5.2020 © Gropius Bau, Photo: Laura Fiorio
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![(clockwise) Manyaku Mashilo, Passage to Prayer (detail), 2023. Credit: Hayden Phipps & Southern Guild Archives. Courtesy of the artist; Tatenda Chidora, Self isolation II, 2021. Ilford Gold fibre Pearl 290gsm, 102cm x 132cm. Courtesy of the artist; Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist; Glicéria Tupinambá, Manto tupinambá [Tupinambá Mantle], 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Foto: Glicéria Tupinambá; Elizabeth Catlett, African American, 2009, MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, photo: Axel Schneider.](https://contemporaryand.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bildschirmfoto-2024-12-19-um-21.08.13-320x200.png)
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