Duke Asidere: The Artist and His Muse, Opens at Omenka Gallery, November 29, 4 PM

Omenka Gallery presents The Artist and His Muse, an exhibition of recent work by leading contemporary artist, Duke Asidere, November 29 - December 20, 2014. Asidere is an integral part of a group of artists working in Nigeria today leading a revival of painting—a medium several critics and scholars alike consider a dead form of artistic expression. This solo exhibition investigates in contemporary times, the once legendary and sexually intimate artist/muse relationship. It is an examination of an aspect of Asidere's broad oevre—a culmination of a long appreciation for women, above all his mother and chief muse, who remains his most important influence; his obsession and idea of ideal beauty and love. He interprets and celebrates her virtues in these paintings of his several models. His artistic journey becoming a challenge against the objectification and sexual exploitation of women while offering a crtique of patriarchal societies and advancing several questions regarding the meaning of contemporary beauty.

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