Stevenson is exhibiting Odili Donald Odita’s exhibition titled “Other World” at its Cape Town venue.A collection of vibrant and abstract paintings by Odili Donald Odita are on display in the exhibition.“Other World,” is a solo exhibition of new paintings by Odili Donald Odita, which is also his fourth with the gallery. The artist writes, “There is the understanding that ‘otherness’ defines a socially constructed space existing outside of the normal, forcibly and otherwise. I had imagined myself also speaking from this place, but I realize that I am also directly affected by all things that happen in the mainstream world, whether I like it, or not.”“In the straight world, we are dragged through polluted forests, tangled deep in xenophobic populism, never-ending racism, and malevolent sexism meant only to extinguish all hope for any possibility of change within our world. In consequence, these circumstances have brought out both the best, and the worst in our character as human beings,” the artist adds. “Cynicism stands next to optimism in a perpetual struggle for dominance in our slow steps toward development and change.”According to the artist, there can exist between each bomb blast the possibility to imagine a better world lived in a different way. It is within these rare moments of silence, and before the next bullet hits that the viewer can possibly discover strength and independence in life lived outside the confines of norms that continue to alienate and divide.One of the artist’s recently exhibited shows includes “Indivisible and Invincible: Monument to Black Liberation and Celebration,” which was displayed in the City of New Orleans. In the exhibition, a series of large flags marking sites of cultural, political and historic importance, were part of the fourth Prospect New Orleans biennial — “The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp.” Odita has practiced wall painting since 2015 with commissions for the Newark Museum, New Jersey (2017), and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina (2015), among others.The exhibition is on view through June 30, 2018, at Stevenson, Buchanan Building 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock 7925, Cape Town.For details, visit: http://www.blouinartinfo.com/galleryguide/stevenson-gallery/overviewClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.http://www.blouinartinfo.com Founder: Louise Blouin
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