Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Nothing to Lose, the first solo exhibition in New York of photographs by the British-Nigerian artist, features large-scale color and black-and-white portraits from the late 1980s, created by Fani-Kayode before his untimely death in 1989. Fani-Kayode's images interpret and reveal sexuality across racial and cultural differences, vividly merging his fascination with Yoruba "techniques of ecstasy" and homoerotic self-expression through symbolic gestures, ritualistic poses, and elaborate decoration. This e... Read more

Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Nothing to Lose, the first solo exhibition in New York of photographs by the British-Nigerian artist, features large-scale color and black-and-white portraits from the late 1980s, created by Fani-Kayode before his untimely death in 1989. Fani-Kayode’s images interpret and reveal sexuality across racial and cultural differences, vividly merging his fascination with Yoruba “techniques of ecstasy” and homoerotic self-expression through symbolic gestures, ritualistic poses, and elaborate decoration. This exhibition focuses on the influences of exile, religion, sexuality, and death on the artist’s last works.