Curfew (Likoni March 27 2020)
2022 · Oil on Lubugo bark cloth
8' 2 1/2" x 11' 5 7/8" (250 x 350 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Michael Armitage
1984
WA-00008918
Nairobi, Kenya
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None documented
2
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4
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32
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14
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90%
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Kunsthalle Basel
2022
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- NationalityWikidata + Artsy+2· 92%✓
- Birth yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
- Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
- BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%✓
- LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
- DeceasedUnknown· 20%
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- ZwirnerTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- SothebysTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- White-CubeTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- David-ZwirnerTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
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Michael Armitage paints large-scale figurative compositions in oil on Lubugo bark cloth, a traditional Ugandan material that grounds his work in the material culture of East Africa. Based in Nairobi, his paintings navigate the sociopolitical and cultural complexities of the region through densely layered imagery and an expressive handling of the absorbent textile surface. The choice of bark cloth as support fundamentally shapes his technique and establishes a formal dialogue between contemporary painting and indigenous craft practice.
Source: Zwirner · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago
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- The Met1 published
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