Luke Agada: Arms, Feet, and Fitful Dreams
@ moniquemeloche
451 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60622
On view through Saturday, October 28th
moniquemeloche is pleased to debut new work by Nigerian artist Luke Agada in his exhibition, Arms, Feet, and Fitful Dreams. This exhibition will be held in the gallery’s viewing room and will open in conjunction with Sanford Biggers’ solo exhibition Back to the Stars.
Agada’s practice examines themes of globalization, migration, and cultural dislocation within the framework of a postcolonial world. These surrealist paintings present warped figures and dream-like compositions as symbols of the fluidness of identity and reference the transformation of the art historical postmodern human figure. Considering how both time and space produce complex bodies of difference, these works address the ambiguity of our identity within post-structuralist theory.
His work has been inspired by the postcolonial writings of Homi Bhabha, Edward Said and literary works by fellow Nigerian authors Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. His work is a continuous reflection of his investigative approach to history and critical theory regarding the examination of the culture of dominance through globalization.
Agada (b. 1992, Lagos, Nigeria) received his MFA in Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2023) and a DVM at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (2018). He has had recent national and international exhibitions with Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2023); African Artist’s Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria (2021); and Gallery 1957, Accra, Ghana. He will be presenting a solo show at Monique Meloche Gallery in 2023.
He has also been a recipient of various awards and fellowships including: The James Nelson Raymond Fellowship Award (2023); Dean’s Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (2023); Janet and Russell Doubleday Award at The Art Students League of New York (2022); The Helen Frankenthaler Award at SAIC in (2022); George and Ann Siegel Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (2021); Global Warming International Art Prize, New York, New York (2020). Agada currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.
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