The Firmament, the final exhibition at the Hood museum’s temporary downtown space, showcased Toyin Ojih Odutola’s recent portraits in oil pastels, charcoal, and pencil. Created between 2016 to 2017, Ojih Odutola portrays two Nigerian families: the UmuEze Amara, the oldest noble clan of Nigeria, and the Obafemi, an aristocratic house of traders and ambassadors. Both [...]

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