Image: Adeyemi Michael, Entitled, 2018.
★★★★ – The Guardian
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★★★★ – Culture Whisper
Known as ‘Little Lagos’, Peckham is home to one of the largest Nigerian diaspora communities in the UK. Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes is a major group exhibition looking at the connections between Lagos in Nigeria and Peckham in south east London.
The exhibition highlights the relationships, culture, shared history, communities and art that link the two places. Themes explored include transnational exchange, a sense of place and the contemporary metropolis.
The exhibition showcases works by thirteen Nigerian and British-Nigerian artists, bringing together sculpture, photography, sound and film.
“Lagos, Peckham, Repeat fascinates the most when it captures the commonalities between cities and communities across place and time, combining specific and shared experience.”
– Joe Lloyd for Studio International
It features several new commissions, a site-specific installation and a collaboration with south London based brewery Orbit. The exhibition will also display work made during artist residencies, one in Lagos and one in Peckham, with an aim to further develop lasting creative relationships between the two places.
Artists include:
Abdulrazaq Awofeso
Seyi Adelekun
Chiizii
Ndidi Dike
Victor Ehikhamenor
Onyeka Igwe
Lagos Studio Archives
Adeyemi Michael
Christopher Obuh
Emeka Ogboh
Temitayo Ogunbiyi
Temitayo Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare
The exhibition is co-curated by Folakunle Oshun, founder and director of the Lagos Biennial, together with South London Gallery.
EXPLORE THE EXHIBITION
Read our interview with Ndidi Dike to explore the themes and visuals of her new installation.
Residencies
The SLG will collaborate with GAS Foundation, Lagos resulting in UK-based artist Chiizii being hosted by GAS Foundation.
The SLG will also be hosting Lagos-based artist Christopher Obuh in the run-up to the exhibition.
Christopher Obuh’s residency is supported by the British Council.
Exhibition supported by
Additional support from
Duro Olowu;
James Cohan, New York; Stephen Friedman Gallery; Goodman Gallery;
Art Fund’s Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Grant;
Lagos, Peckham, Repeat Exhibition Supporters’ Circle.
Graphic design: Kieron Lewis
Access
- Quiet hours with lowered sound will take place every Tuesday and Thursday, 5-6pm
- It is dark and loud in the Main Gallery
- Do not touch any artwork in the Main Gallery
- Seating, ear defenders, ear plugs, magnifying glasses and torches are available upon request
- Please contact mail@southlondongallery.org with access requirements.
- Content guidance: Gallery 5 contains nudity and photography from the colonial era
For more information on access at the SLG please read here.
