Ambivalence and Parody

Lamidi FakeyePipe Smoker,Wood,1975

Head of an Ooni(probably used in kingship rituals)Ife, (Yoruba) NigeriaLeaded brass800-500 BP

Rotimi Fani-KayodeBronze Head,Black and White Photo,1987

Rotimi Fani-Kayode,Golden Phallus,Color Photograph,1989

Rotimi Fani-Kayode,Every moments counts(Ecstatic Antibodies)Color Photograph,1989

Ritual of Imori (Knowing/discerningDestiny), Ijebu-Yoruba, Nigeria

Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Sonponna, photograph, black & white silver gelatin with hand tinting,1987

Orisa Priestess with painted forehead

Man wearing commemorative clothWith likeness of Queen Elizabeth IIGhana, 1960

Vote for Peace,Vote ANC, detail, 1994

Independence Day Dance Party,Ghana, March 6, 1957

Yinka Shonibare, Scramble for Africa, installation 14 chairs, 14 tablesWax prints, 2000

Yinka Shonibaredetail

Yinka Shonibare, The Last Supper (after Leonardo) mixed media, 2013

Yinka Shonibare, Un Ballo in Maschera (Courtiers V) Three mannequins on glass bases, Dutch wax-printed cotton fabric, leather shoes.67 x 120 x 72" (overall), The Richard Brown Baker Fund for Contemporary British ArtPhotography by Erik Gould

Yinka Shonibare, Diary of a Victorian Dandy 11:00, Photography, 1998

Chris Ofili,The Holy Virgin Mary,Acrylic, resin, oil paper collage,Elephant dung on linen,1996

Chris Ofili, Afro Apparition, 2002-3, acrylic paint, oil paint, polyester resin, glitter, map pins, and elephant dung on linen with two elephant dung supports, 108 1/4×84 1/4”.

Chris OfiliAfro-Jezebelacrylic paint, oil paint, polyester resin,glitter, map pins, and elephant dung on linen with two elephant dung supports

Ike Ude,Cover Girl Series,Photo Text,1994-5

Ike Ude,Cover Girl,Installation view, Exit Art1994-5

Jacques-Louis David's painting Bonaparte Crossing the Alps at Grand-Saint-BernardOil on canvas, 1801-1805

Kehinde Wiley, Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps, oil on canvas, 2005