Wallpaperのインスタグラム(wallpapermag) - 10月11日 00時59分

Sculptor Leilah Babirye’s multidisciplinary practice transforms found objects into powerful explorations of identity, sexuality and human rights.⁠⠀
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Since fleeing her native Uganda to the US in 2015 after being publicly outed in a local newspaper, the artist and LGBTQ activist has since taken the New York art scene by storm.⁠⠀
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In her second solo exhibition at @gordonrobichaux, Babirye has created a new series of wood and ceramic sculptures that combine her Ugandan heritage with triumphant celebrations of queer identity.⁠⠀
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For this body of work, Babirye looked to the clan system of Buganda – one of the most powerful Ugandan kingdoms – and imagined her own, gender-fluid clanspeople. Her dignified figures don ornate headdresses crafted from industrial wiring and the tops of aluminium cans. Intricate braids are fashioned from rubber bicycle tire inner tubes, while delicate bead-like adornments on closer inspection are actually bicycle chains.⁠⠀
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‘I decided to create a community of my own and give my queer sculptures clan names.’ she says. ‘To me, I feel like I’m presenting my community in a royal way, because we are also humans.’⁠⠀
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Read the full story via the link in bio.⁠⠀
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Leilah Babirye’s exhibition 'Ebika Bya ba Kuchu mu Buganda (Kuchu Clans of Buganda)', will be on view at Gordon Robichaux, New York from 11 October - 22 November 2020⁠⠀
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Photography: @stephenkentjohnson⁠⠀
Art Direction: @michaelreynoldsnyc⁠⠀
Words: @pei_ru_keh⁠⠀
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