“Discoveries by agnès b.”

Kagizen-ryo

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This exhibition is an homage to J. D. Okhai Ojeikere, who passed away in February, 2014. Galerie du jour agnès b. supported his work for many years as a pioneer of African photography. His remarkable series “Hair Style” focuses on the art of African hairdos, which Ojeikere photographed every day in the street, at the office, and at parties. He sometimes shot his his models from behind, sometimes in profile, and very rarely face forward. His work is both objective and subjective, a mix of ethnographic vision and aesthetics portrayed in black and white photographs that latch on to a fleeting beauty. This exhibition is part of Kyotographie.

[Related Event]
Talk “J. D. Okhai Ojeikere and African Hairstyles”
Speakers: Oussouby Sacko (Dean of Faculty at Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Humanities) and Sebastien Ruiz (Galerie du jour agnès b. director)
Date: Apr. 20 (Sun) 15:30–16:30
Venue: Kagizen-ryo
Audience: 25
Fee: Free with price of admission.
Please see the Kyotographie website for reservations.

[Image: J. D. Okhai Ojeikere “Mkpuk Eba” (1974)]