Kayode Ojo

Kayode Ojo

BornNationalityBased In
1990AmericanNew York City
Biography

‘The art world is part of my medium,’ explains Kayode Ojo. A disciple of Marcel Duchamp, adopting his penchant for the appropriation of mundane, ‘readymade’ objects, and recognition of the gallery’s ability to vastly elevate the worth and discourse associate with the objects within its grasp, Ojo is interested in making layers of production and trade visible. He gathers fragments pertaining to a materialist, capitalist culture; relics of fast fashion like a H&M fringe dress, a grey ASOS suit, a hairpiece purchased from Amazon. Although Ojo problematises the objects’ conception, he also willingly elevates them, realising their aspirations for grandeur. He meticulously drapes synthetic fabric over metal armatures and pieces of Breuer-style furniture, fastening all of the items taut in a play of mutual culpability using key rings, carabiner hooks and steel handcuffs. ...

Selected Artworks
L’Amant Double
Kayode Ojo
L’Amant Double, 2018
No.5 The Film (Blue Velvet)
Kayode Ojo
No.5 The Film (Blue Velvet), 2018
135 x 50 x 50cm
Overdressed (Black)
Kayode Ojo
Overdressed (Black), 2018
146 x 47 x 47cm
Overdressed (Blush)
Kayode Ojo
Overdressed (Blush), 2018
144.8 x 47 x 47cm
Untitled
Kayode Ojo
Untitled, 2018
124 x 34 x 34cm
Jeremy (Trembling)
Kayode Ojo
Jeremy (Trembling), 2018
Overdressed (white)
Kayode Ojo
Overdressed (white), 2018
145 x 48 x 48cm
Shattered (Paris)
Kayode Ojo
Shattered (Paris), 2018
124 x 34 x 34cm
I am your husband (I)
Kayode Ojo
I am your husband (I) , 2018
92 x 60 x 3cm
I am your husband (II)
Kayode Ojo
I am your husband (II) , 2018
72 x 60 x 3cm
I am your husband (III)
Kayode Ojo
I am your husband (III) , 2018
72 x 60 x 3cm
Knockdown Center (Peaches)
Kayode Ojo
Knockdown Center (Peaches), 2019
130 x 61 x 53cm
Not exactly (Trembling)
Kayode Ojo
Not exactly (Trembling), 2019
140.3 x 45.7 x 36.8cm
Not Yet Titles
Kayode Ojo
Not Yet Titles, 2023
140 x 45 x 30cm
Not Yet Titles
Kayode Ojo
Not Yet Titles, 2023
140 x 45 x 30cm
Half-Life 5
Kayode Ojo
Half-Life 5, 2023
63.5 x 45.72 x 55.88cm
Half-Life 9
Kayode Ojo
Half-Life 9, 2023
61 x 40.6 x 40.6cm
Walk Two Moons (Berlin | Tiffany & Co.)
Kayode Ojo
Walk Two Moons (Berlin | Tiffany & Co.), 2022
40.5 x 51 x 60cm
Censuré (Broken Glasses, Berlin, DE)
Kayode Ojo
Censuré (Broken Glasses, Berlin, DE), 2021
68.9 x 102.9 x 4cm
I wanna see you on your tummy
Kayode Ojo
I wanna see you on your tummy, 2019
34.3 x 41.9cm
I'm gonna get you on your tummy
Kayode Ojo
I'm gonna get you on your tummy, 2019
34.3 x 41.9cm
Project Gemini (Los Angeles)
Kayode Ojo
Project Gemini (Los Angeles), 2024
181 x 152.4 x 100.3cm
Back In Your Head
Kayode Ojo
Back In Your Head, 2024
110.5 x 45.7 x 45.7cm
our little secret
Kayode Ojo
our little secret, 2024
66 x 31.8 x 21.6cm
Absinthe Robette (Undressed, Los Angeles)
Kayode Ojo
Absinthe Robette (Undressed, Los Angeles), 2024
137.2 x 48.3 x 48.3cm
Undressed (Sorayama Silver Los Angeles)
Kayode Ojo
Undressed (Sorayama Silver Los Angeles), 2024
139.7 x 48.3 x 48.3cm
€90,000 (Zwart, Los Angeles)
Kayode Ojo
€90,000 (Zwart, Los Angeles), 2024
134.6 x 48.3 x 48.3cm
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