Pink party

rewa

Solo Exhibition

10 September - 8 October, 2022

Band of Vices is pleased to announce the upcoming solo exhibition, PINK PARTY, by Nigerian-based figurative artist, REWA.

These nine new works represent a shift in attitudes of younger generations towards ancient rites such as courtship and pre-marital consummation. The artist elaborates: “""Igbo (a tribe in the south-east region of Nigeria) people are notorious for their conservative approach to courtship before marriage. Traditional Igbo families want to avoid their family name coming into disrepute and as a result, young men and women dating openly without any family commitment is often frowned upon. Families seek to protect their women by advising against associating her name with a young man before the certainty of a marriage is confirmed.""

Pink Party, whilst appearing fun and light-hearted on the surface, invites an introspection into the injustice of the marginalization of others and also asks for an accommodation of change, whether in attitudes or beliefs or customs, as this is ultimately inevitable with the passage of time.

REWA’s works have been shown with DeBuck Gallery (NY), Jonathan Ferrara Gallery (New Orleans), AKKA Projects (Dubai) and Out of Africa Gallery (Barcelona). She has an impressive list of private collectors worldwide.

*For the Opening of REWA’s Pink Party, “partygoers” will be required to wear some form of pink apparel to be admitted into her gallery.