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          Fani-Kayode's highly staged photographs of male bodies suggest many visual histories, which cross European and African modes of....

          This monographic study examines the oeuvre of Nigerian-British photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode (–89) in light of his posthumous Communion series.

        1. This monographic study examines the oeuvre of Nigerian-British photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode (–89) in light of his posthumous Communion series.
        2. Rotimi Fani-Kayode died of complications due to AIDS on December 21, During his career, which spanned a mere six years, he produced an.
        3. Fani-Kayode's highly staged photographs of male bodies suggest many visual histories, which cross European and African modes of.
        4. Rotimi Fani-Kayode.
        5. A new exhibition opening at Vestry St - Cross Lane Projects in the new year Rotimi Fani-Kayode: The Studio – Staging Desire.

          6. Light Work, in partnership with Autograph ABP, is pleased to present Rotimi Fani-Kayode (), a solo retrospective of the work of this seminal and highly influential figure in s black British and African contemporary art.

          Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at the age of 34, Fani-Kayode nonetheless remains one of the most significant names in the history of black photography.

          Curated in collaboration with Mark Sealy and Renée Mussai of Autograph ABP, whose co-founder and first Chair was Rotimi Fani-Kayode, the exhibition features a selection of his most important photographic works produced between , including large-scale color works and arresting black and white images.

          Fani-Kayode’s photographic portraits explore complex personal and politically-engaged notions of desire, spirituality, and cultural dislocation. They depict the black male body as a focal point both to interpret and probe the boundaries of spiritual and erotic fantasy, and of cultural and sexual