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OTOBONG NKANGA

OTOBONG NKANGA

b. 1974, Nigeria
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Emptied Remains Waiting to Migrate by Otobong Nkanga contemporary artwork photography print
Otobong Nkanga Emptied Remains/ Waiting to Migrate, 2004–2015 4 Lambda prints mounted on aluminium, individually framed with museum glass
90 x 293 cm
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Emptied Remains Color of Nature is definitely Green by Otobong Nkanga contemporary artwork photography print
Otobong Nkanga Emptied Remains/ Color of Nature is definitely Green, 2004–2015 5 Lambda prints mounted on aluminium, individually framed with museum glass
90 x 350 cm
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Tender Offering I by Otobong Nkanga contemporary artwork sculpture
Otobong Nkanga Tender Offering I, 2024 Rope, murano glass, wood, metal connectors
28.5 x 113 x 125 cm
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Cadence - Dominance by Otobong Nkanga contemporary artwork textile
Otobong Nkanga Cadence - Dominance, 2025 Tapestry
300 x 200 cm
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Cadence - While We Wait and Watch by Otobong Nkanga contemporary artwork textile
Otobong Nkanga Cadence - While We Wait and Watch, 2025 Woven tapestry
400 x 1050 cm
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Tender Offering III by Otobong Nkanga contemporary artwork sculpture
Otobong Nkanga Tender Offering III, 2024 Rope, murano glass, wood, metal connectors
20 x 145 x 120 cm
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Silent Anchor V by Otobong Nkanga contemporary artwork sculpture
Otobong Nkanga Silent Anchor V, 2024 Rope, glass, ceramic, blue chamomile oil
129 x 82 x 67 cm
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Steel to Rust - Arrested by Otobong Nkanga contemporary artwork sculpture
Otobong Nkanga Steel to Rust - Arrested, 2017 Printed textile, rusted and laser-cut steel plate
24.6 x 41.2 x 3.7 cm (incl frame) Lisson Gallery Request Price & Availability
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Lisson Gallery contemporary art gallery in London United Kingdom
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Otobong Nkanga in Ocula Magazine

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Patti Smith Performs a Sonic Prayer in Venice
News / Diary Patti Smith Performs a ‘Sonic Prayer’ in Venice Louise Benson The New York musician and “punk poet laureate” performed new songs in a 17th‑century church to inaugurate the Holy See pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale.
Antwerps Museum of Contemporary Art Fights to Stay Open
News Antwerp’s Museum of Contemporary Art Fights to Stay Open Rachel Kubrick A proposal to reorganise Flanders’ museum system and redistribute the city’s contemporary art collection will be considered by the regional government today.
Otobong Nkanga to Capture Lifes Rhythms at MoMA
News Otobong Nkanga to Capture Life’s Rhythms at MoMA Elaine YJ Zheng The veteran artist says her upcoming presentation will reflect ‘the cadences of life, formed by turbulence and hope’.
Otobong Nkanga Wins Nasher Prize for Sculpture
News Otobong Nkanga Wins Nasher Prize for Sculpture Michael Irwin Nkanga received the U.S. $100,000 award for a practice the jury said ‘maps urgent global problems but does so in subtle, enigmatic, and probing ways’.
Busan Biennale 2022 We on the Rising Wave
Spotlight / Photolog Busan Biennale 2022: We, on the Rising Wave This year’s Busan Biennale represents 26 countries, 64 artists and art collectives. Taking the title, We, on the Rising Wave, the participating artists establish real‑world connections with stories from Busan’s history and its changing urban framework
Parallel Projects in Venice Exhibition Highlights
Spotlight Parallel Projects in Venice: Exhibition Highlights Stephanie Bailey and Mohammad Salemy Ocula Magazine was in Venice to review some of the exhibitions taking place parallel to the 59th Venice Biennale.
Frieze 2021 Lowdown Exhibitions to See in London
Spotlight Frieze 2021 Lowdown: Exhibitions to See in London Elaine YJ Zheng We compile a definitive guide of must‑see exhibitions taking place alongside London’s autumn art fairs.
March Meeting Unfolds Okwui Enwezors Postcolonial Constellations
Spotlight March Meeting Unfolds Okwui Enwezor’s ‘Postcolonial Constellations’ Stephanie Bailey At the 2021 March Meeting, a series of roundtables traced the Sharjah Biennial’s 30‑year history, unfolding the past into the present.

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