Otobong Nkanga Exhibition 'I dreamt of you in colours' Launches at MCBA Lausanne
The Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne (MCBA) has inaugurated a significant presentation of work by Otobong Nkanga. Titled 'I dreamt of you in colours,' the show functions as both a retrospective and an examination of the artist's evolving practice over three decades. Nkanga's multidisciplinary work investigates themes of ecology, memory, and the global flow of materials. Since completing her education in Nigeria, France, and the Netherlands in the late 1990s, her artistic inquiry has centered on extractive industries, planetary resource consumption, and the human body's connection to landscape and territory. The exhibition maps the development of persistent motifs in her visually dynamic output. Nkanga has expressed interest in concepts of deep time, potential futures, and the influence of both cosmic and terrestrial systems. Her practice critically analyzes intricate social, political, and material interdependencies. The presentation at MCBA offers a comprehensive look at the artist's expansive and varied body of work.
Key facts
- The exhibition 'I dreamt of you in colours' by Otobong Nkanga is on view at MCBA Lausanne.
- The show is a major survey spanning approximately thirty years of the artist's career.
- Nkanga's practice explores connections between ecology, memory, and resource circulation.
- Her work addresses topics including mining, Earth's resources, and the body's relationship to land.
- Nkanga studied in Nigeria, France, and the Netherlands.
- Her artistic focus developed in the late 1990s.
- The exhibition traces the evolution of recurring subjects in her visually changing work.
- Nkanga examines complex social, political, and material relationships through a multidisciplinary approach.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne (MCBA)
- Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne
Locations
- Lausanne
- Nigeria
- France
- Netherlands
- Kano
- Lagos
- Amsterdam
- Switzerland