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In Pursuit of Bling: The Discovery
Details
OTOBONG NKANGA (B. 1974)
In Pursuit of Bling: The Discovery
handwoven tapestry and plastic
71 5⁄8 x 71in. (183 x 180.5cm.)
Executed in 2014, this work is from an edition of four plus one artist's proof
In Pursuit of Bling: The Discovery
handwoven tapestry and plastic
71 5⁄8 x 71in. (183 x 180.5cm.)
Executed in 2014, this work is from an edition of four plus one artist's proof
Provenance
Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2016.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2016.
Exhibited
Berlin, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin Biennale 8, 2014 (another from the edition exhibited).
Arnhem, Museum of Equality and Difference x Arnhem Museum, Resilience in Times of Destruction, 2014 (another from the edition exhibited).
Rotterdam, Garage Rotterdam, Territorial Drift, 2016 (another from the edition exhibited).
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Otobong Nkanga: To Dig a Hole that Collapses Again, 2018, pp. 74, 75 and 131 (another from the edition exhibited).
Høvikodden, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Uncertain Where the Next Wind Blows, 2020-2021 (another from the edition exhibited).
Treviso, Gallerie Delle Prigioni, Temporary Atlas: Mapping the Self in the Art of Today, 2022 (another from the edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Wales, Mostyn.
Arnhem, Museum of Equality and Difference x Arnhem Museum, Resilience in Times of Destruction, 2014 (another from the edition exhibited).
Rotterdam, Garage Rotterdam, Territorial Drift, 2016 (another from the edition exhibited).
Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Otobong Nkanga: To Dig a Hole that Collapses Again, 2018, pp. 74, 75 and 131 (another from the edition exhibited).
Høvikodden, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Uncertain Where the Next Wind Blows, 2020-2021 (another from the edition exhibited).
Treviso, Gallerie Delle Prigioni, Temporary Atlas: Mapping the Self in the Art of Today, 2022 (another from the edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Wales, Mostyn.
Further Details
Another from the edition is in the collection of Museum Arnhem, Arnhem.
Brought to you by
Joseph Braka
Associate Specialist, Head of Post-War to Present