I hope that you are well. On behalf of the team, I would like to invite you to join us this evening (7PM ET / 4PM PT) for Considering Malleability, featuring the work of Toyin Ojih Odutola.
Toyin Ojih Odutola (b.1985 in Ile-Ife, Nigeria; lives and works in New York, NY) is best known for her multimedia drawings and works on paper, which explore the malleability of identity and the possibilities in visual story-telling. Interested in the topography of skin, Ojih Odutola has a distinctive style of mark-making using a limited selection of drawing materials, such as ballpoint pens, pencils, pastels and charcoal.
Her work is inspired by both art history and popular culture, as well as her own personal history - being born in Nigeria then moving as a child to America where she was raised in Alabama.
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We would like to thank NYPL Jefferson Market Library for their generous support of this event. mark and I are looking forward to seeing you later.
All my best,
Matt
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About your facilitator: mark (they/them) develops and produces access platforms, programming and communities with a view toward activating art as a tool for positive political, economic and social change. To date, their work has informed cultural strategy at Arts Council UK, the British Broadcasting Corporation (History, Learning and Radio), the Beaney Museum, Canterbury City Council,
GOV.UK, Kent County Council, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tate Galleries (Modern and Britain), Artists Space, Bureau of General Services Queer Division, The LGBT Community Center NYC, MAPP International, The New School, The New York Public Library, Village Alliance Inc, Volta Art Fair, International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020/21 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mark is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community and an advocate for the transformative power of art and culture for all.
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