Greene Naftali
Andy Robert in Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago
Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago
February 29 – September 13, 2020
Duro Olowu works at the crossroads of fashion, art, and culture. Nigerian-born British designer Duro Olowu is internationally recognized for his womenswear label launched in 2004. Characterized by unique fabrics, evocative patterns, and impeccable construction, the London-based designer’s garments are informed by his international background and curator’s eye. Olowu’s multinational and multicultural viewpoint has translated into wildly popular platforms and projects from his dynamic Instagram account to his revelatory curatorial projects in London and New York.
Now Olowu turns his cosmopolitan eye to Chicago. Drawing from the city’s public and private art collections including works in the MCA’s collection, Olowu curates a show that reimagines relationships between artists and objects across time, media, and geography. Moving away from traditional exhibition formats, Olowu combines photographs, paintings, sculptures, and films in dense and textural scenes that incorporate his own work.
The exhibition is guest-curated by Duro Olowu and organized for the MCA by Naomi Beckwith, Manilow Senior Curator, with Jack Schneider, Curatorial Assistant.
For more information, please visit MCA Chicago's website.
Above: Andy Robert (right), installation view, Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago, Photo Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago