Tunji Adeniyi-Jones at Nicelle Beauchene
Artist: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones Venue: Nicelle Beauchene, New York Exhibition Title: Patterns & Rituals Date: December 19, 2019 – January 26, 2020 Click here to view slideshow Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump. Images: Images courtesy of Nicelle Beauchene, New York Press Release: Nicelle Beauchene is pleased to announce Patterns & Rituals , an exhibition of new paintings by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones. For his second solo exhibition at the main gallery, Adeniyi-Jones presents an installation of large-scale oil on canvas paintings that form an epic frieze across the gallery’s walls. Continuing the artist’s investigations into West African religious practices and Yoruba traditions, the works on view assess methods of worship, idolatry, and myth. Ritualized repetition is key to the maintenance of ceremony and is central to the artist’s process. Within fields of deep blues, purples, pinks, and gr...