Tales for a Stranger explores the evolving global paradigm felt by most who have emerged from the chaos and grief of the last few years, lost by the pandemic. It channels and explores the freedom, vulnerability, and contemporary art’s unifying and restorative powers in light of the various global upheavals of recent years. It examines the results of this unrest—the paradoxical familiarity and comfort of sharing with strangers—and compels communal reflection on the tone of recent engagements. The exhibition also highlights the decay of outdated systems and the regeneration and rebirth that immediately follows the end of one cycle.
Some of the artists featured in the exhibition alongside Yinka Shonibare CBE include Ayọ̀ Akínwándé, Anas Albraehe, Joël Andrianomearisoa, Ojo Ayotunde, Ofunne Azinge, Jaclyn Conley, Cristina de Middel, Omar Victor Diop, Victor Ehikhamenor, Kate Gottgens, Dozie Kanu, Nate Lewis and Alberta Whittle.
The exhibition is curated by Azu Nwagbogu, founder of the Lagos Photo Festival and Art Base Africa.