‘Machine Boys’ at the 18th Istanbul Biennial

The film ‘Machine Boys‘ and the sculpture ‘Wreath’ (2024) are currently exhibited in the 18th Istanbul Biennial, titled ‘The Three-Legged Cat’ and curated by Christine Tohmé. The event will unfold over three years, from 2025 to 2027. The first leg will take place from 20 September to 23 November 2025.  18th Istanbul Biennial, 4th Floor…

Screenings and Talk at E-Flux, New York

The event “Karimah Ashadu: Scenes of Labor” is a screening of selected films, introduced by Karimah Ashadu, followed by a conversation between Sofia Thiệu D’Amico and Caroline Taylor Shehan of Canal Projects. The program includes the following films : Apapa Amusement Park (2013), Lagos Sand Merchants (2013), King of Boys (Abattoir of Makoko) (2015) and Plateau (2021-2022). The event will…

“Brown Goods” at MoMA PS1, NY

Karimah Ashadu’s film “Brown Goods” (2020) features in the group exhibition “The Gatherers” at MoMA PS1, New York. The show is curated by Ruba Katrib, Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, with Sheldon Gooch, Curatorial Assistant. Ashadu’s practice employs an intimate and singular lens to examine notions of labour, formations and perceptions of the…

‘Brown Goods’ to feature in “Shelf Life” – Group show at Trautwein Herleth, Berlin 

The film “Brown Goods“, 2020 will show at Trautwein Herleth, Berlin, along with the two sculptures “Okada” and “Right Open Left Open”, 2020 in a group show entitled “Shelf Life”. Trautwein Herleth, BerlinJanuary 18 – March 1, 2025  Participating artists:Karimah Ashadu, Harun Farocki, Carolyn Lazard and Sung Tieu  Save the date – Opening on Friday, January…