In Focus: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones at Venice Biennale 2024 | White Cube

"Recently, my research has largely involved looking at a lot of Venitian ornamentation and drawing and design, and this has really helped me develop and grow my own line in terms of my drawings." - Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones presents a new site-specific installation titled ‘Celestial Gathering’ (2024) as part of ‘Nigeria Imaginary’ for the Nigeria Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale 2024.
‘Celestial Gathering’ hangs from the ceiling of Palazzo Canal, as if suspended in mid-air. Painted in oil on aluminium panel, this monumental new work marks Adeniyi-Jones’s first venture away from painting on canvas.
The installation reflects the artist’s experience of Nigerian heritage, with the domain of the sky representing the community and transient state of the diaspora space. ‘Celestial Gathering' also explores the use of rosary and decorative forms, which are interspersed within the fragmented bodies, reflecting Venice’s architectural and painting history.
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Very nice to see two worlds, Italian and African merge into a new thing

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