Ed Cross Fine Art

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@abeodedina Flourish 120 x 120cm just reworked by Abe "to take account of adversity" we have some last moment additions to the show... @154artfair which opens with a serious flourish on the 4th October (VIP CARD holders only on the 4th) West Wing #SomersetHouse Booth G1B. The fair is open to the public 5-8th October.. hope to see you there..

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Badges galore... @abeodedina @154artfair #BODYLANGUAGE ##SAYITLOUD with huge thanks again to the amazing designer cum magician @clivehol

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The badge to rock @154artfair @abeodedina with huge thanks to the brilliant and ingenious @clivehol for making it happen in badgeland. @katherinefinerty #contemporaryart

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#iamlivingstatue @Alfeia (from twitter) just love this 😍

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Meanwhile waiting for news of the amazing @modupeola.fadugba latest iteration of her extraordinary award winning game installation. #thepeoplesalgorithm due to happen in Lagos in the not too distant future. #modupeolafadugba

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Repost from @artnewsafrica Foundation for Contemporary Arts announces The Ellsworth Kelly Award recipient- Foundation for Contemporary Arts announced the second recipient of The Ellsworth Kelly Award, a $40,000 annual grant created with Ellsworth Kelly during his lifetime and endowed by the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation to support museum exhibitions for contemporary artists. The recipient is The Underground Museum (Los Angeles, CA), for an exhibition of paintings by folk artist Abe Odedina, opening in spring 2019. The exhibition will be curated by The Underground Museum's President and Founder, artist Karon Davis, and its Director, Megan Steinman. The Ellsworth Kelly Award is a by-invitation, $40,000 annual grant to support a solo exhibition by an emerging, mid-career, or under-recognized contemporary visual artist at a regional U.S. art museum or university or college art gallery. The program and selection process is administered by FCA. Applications in this cycle were solicited from a small number of institutions west of the Missouri River. The 2017 Ellsworth Kelly Award will support the first solo exhibition of Abe Odedina's work in the United States. Born in Ibadan, Nigeria and now based in London, United Kingdom and Salvador Bahia, Brazil, Odedina is a painter whose work is influenced by the popular arts of Bahia and Pernambuco in Brazil and to date has only been exhibited in the United Kingdom. "[Odedina's] paintings are starting points for a discussion about how black culture is captured and historicized, and how a collection of artworks might be defined not by established art world conventions but by the actual impact that the works have on their audiences," said Ms. Davis. "In this way, Odedina's practice expands how we think about the painting genre, and what is possible within the form." @abeodedina @theundergroundmuseum image by @diane_patrice Meanwhile - get ready for our show for Abe @154artfair October 4-8th Stand G1B

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Hige Congratulations to @abeodedina for hitting the @artnewsmag headlines tonight with the news of his forthcoming solo show at @theundergroundmuseum #losangeles in 2019. Fabulous news - much deserved! @artnewsafrica @adjaye_visual_sketchbook @tate @katherinefinerty @royalacademyarts @nationalportraitgallery @154artfair @londonartfair @thelmagolden @brooklynmuseum 🚀

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Arduous meetings in Brixton not. A joy to be working once more with our pal the super talented @katherinefinerty and of course the one and only @abeodedina preparing for his solo show at @154artfair from October 4th which is going to be the bomb. Look forward to seeing you all there folks. (at Brixton)

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Kimathi Donkor giving a fascinating and passionate talk around his UK Diaspora installation now hanging in a central position at The Museum of Slavery in #Liverpool - part of his lifelong campaign for historical truth in relation to the UK's relationship with the great atrocity that was the slave trade. #history #blackhistory This work - like much of his output- so deeply layered and powerful. Glad to see the museum engaging so fully with contemporary art and artists.

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The wonderful @modupeola.fadugba alongside her heads or tails work at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition which closes today! @royalacademyarts @shonibarestudio @katherinefinerty #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #africa #nigeria

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Lovemore Kambudzi "Mukuwisi Resettlements" oil on canvas 123 x 77cm x 3. #lovemorekambudzi #zimbabwe

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The one and only Lovemore Kambudzi "Ngako Yeupenyu" 135 x 222cm more than 20 years or telling it like it is with bravery and humour from Harare. One of the less recognised African masters. (at London, United Kingdom)

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Abe Odedina's wonderful 'Soul Man" recently sold at the Royal Academy Summer show. Deep Cut sold over a month ago. Congratulations @abeodedina ! @katherinefinerty

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Shiraz Bayjoo En Famille 9 2015 Acrylic, resin and photographic transfer on wood 47.5 x 30.5 cm

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Abe Odedina SUNSET @ SILVERLAKE, 2017 the first I suspect of many Californian paintings inspired by his recent trip to LA to see family and meet/feel the love from the #LA Arts community. Gorgeous painting! @lacma @theundergroundmuseum @shonibarestudio @katherinefinerty @154artfair @dramaticneed @artnewsafrica @adjaye_visual_sketchbook #losangeles @michelleobama @papillionart #contemporaryart

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This and nine other works by #MarioMacilau from his Growing in Darkness series were recently acquired by @centrepompidou for their national collection. @artnewsafrica @zeitzmocaa @voltashow @akaa_fair @katherinefinerty @154artfair @parisphotofair @fotofeverparis @art_paris_art_fair @autographabp @adjaye_visual_sketchbook @artworkslondon @thephotographersgallery @guardian @omenkamagazine @sothebys @tate @zoe.whitley @hannah_o_really @dak_artbiennale @kehrerverlag @simondepury #photography #contemporaryphotography #contemporaryart (at London, United Kingdom)

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A knockout exhibition at #TateModern #spiritofanation -art in the age of black power - apparently the biggest and best of its kind shown anywhere - it was a historic moment to be savoured last night. So many powerful works - struck by this and other works by the late great Romare Bearden who I had trad about but never seen the work. Major congrats to Zoe and her colleague who curated the show - a major landmark...