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In an oasis of plants and a richly colored and patterned domestic environment, LA-based artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby<\/a> poses with her baby on lap, looking out to meet the viewer\u2019s eye in a standout piece in her current solo show at David Zwirner Gallery<\/a>.\u00a0 As a self-portrait as artist and mother, Akunyili Crosby projects poise and confidence amid a superabundance of imagery from Nigerian media sources, a signature element in her work. Using transfers on paper (in addition to acrylic, colored pencil and collage) Akunyili Crosby assembles photos from the worlds of Nigerian music, fashion, sports, culture and more into collages.\u00a0 Taking the form of plants, architecture and more, the artist fashions influence into images that speak to her identity as both a Nigerian and an American.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Oct 28th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Still You Bloom in This Land of No Gardens, acrylic, colored pencil, collage, and transfers on paper, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In an oasis of plants and a richly colored and patterned domestic environment, LA-based artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby poses with her baby on lap, looking out to meet the viewer\u2019s eye in a standout piece in her current solo show at David Zwirner Gallery.\u00a0 As a self-portrait as artist and mother, Akunyili Crosby projects poise … <\/p>\n

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