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Karimah Ashadu Camden Art Centre 3 October–28 December 2025 London
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Karimah Ashadu’s (b. 1985, London, UK) first institutional solo show in the UK will include a major new moving image commission, produced with Fondazione In Between Art Film, and presented within a site-specific installation. Ashadu’s practice employs an intimate and singular lens to examine notions of labour, formations and perceptions of the self, masculinity, and patriarchal systems within the economic, social, and cultural context of West Africa. The exhibition is the second in Fondazione In Between Art Film’s “Unison” series—a commissioning programme for moving image-based exhibitions in collaboration with international institutions. Commissioned by Camden Art Centre and Fondazione In Between Art Film.

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Karimah Ashadu (b. London) is a British-born Nigerian Artist and Film Director living and working between Hamburg and Lagos. Ashadu’s practice is concerned with labour, patriarchy and notions of independence pertaining to the socio-economic and socio-cultural context of Nigeria and its diaspora.

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Camden Art Centre is a leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Hampstead, North London, housed in a Grade II-listed former public library at the corner of Arkwright Road and Finchley Road, NW3. Camden Art Centre was founded in 1965 as Hampstead Arts Centre, renamed Camden Arts Centre in 1967, and today is known for its programme of exhibitions, residencies, and art education. It has built an international reputation for connecting people to contemporary visual art through free exhibitions and public programmes.

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Camden Art Centre contemporary art institution in London United Kingdom
Camden Art Centre
Arkwright Road, London, United Kingdom
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http://www.camdenartcentre.org

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11am – 6pm
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