June 1 - July 15, 2017: Reception June 1, 5:30-7:30pm; Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am to 6pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Closed July 4
Okore's richly textured wall sculptures from recycled materials are organic structures that mimic the intricacies of the fabric, trees, bark, and topography of her native Nigeria. By referencing organic elements in nature, such as roots, veins, and flora, the works highlight the complex dynamism of our cosmic existence - the animistic force that breathes life into matter. 'Osimili', the Igbo word for a huge body of water, alludes to the fluidity and volatility of life. The inference to water underscores the phenomenon of transience and transformation. The exhibition expresses the theatrics of movement & flow, and the subtle reflections of aging, fragility, decay, materiality & ephemerality.
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Okore's richly textured wall sculptures from recycled materials are organic structures that mimic the intricacies of the fabric, trees, bark, and topography of her native Nigeria. By referencing organic elements in nature, such as roots, veins, and flora, the works highlight the complex dynamism of our cosmic existence - the animistic force that breathes life into matter. 'Osimili', the Igbo word for a huge body of water, alludes to the fluidity and volatility of life. The inference to water underscores the phenomenon of transience and transformation. The exhibition expresses the theatrics of movement & flow, and the subtle reflections of aging, fragility, decay, materiality & ephemerality.
June 1 - July 15, 2017: Reception June 1, 5:30-7:30pm; Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am to 6pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Closed July 4
Okore's richly textured wall sculptures from recycled materials are organic structures that mimic the intricacies of the fabric, trees, bark, and topography of her native Nigeria. By referencing organic elements in nature, such as roots, veins, and flora, the works highlight the complex dynamism of our cosmic existence - the animistic force that breathes life into matter. 'Osimili', the Igbo word for a huge body of water, alludes to the fluidity and volatility of life. The inference to water underscores the phenomenon of transience and transformation. The exhibition expresses the theatrics of movement & flow, and the subtle reflections of aging, fragility, decay, materiality & ephemerality.
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Okore's richly textured wall sculptures from recycled materials are organic structures that mimic the intricacies of the fabric, trees, bark, and topography of her native Nigeria. By referencing organic elements in nature, such as roots, veins, and flora, the works highlight the complex dynamism of our cosmic existence - the animistic force that breathes life into matter. 'Osimili', the Igbo word for a huge body of water, alludes to the fluidity and volatility of life. The inference to water underscores the phenomenon of transience and transformation. The exhibition expresses the theatrics of movement & flow, and the subtle reflections of aging, fragility, decay, materiality & ephemerality.
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Jenkins Johnson Gallery
464 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
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