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Bwo is pleased to present as its inaugural exhibition The Defiant Ones, Sesse Elangwe’s debut solo exhibition in his home country, Cameroon. Elangwe, a self-taught artist based in San Antonio (Texas, USA), creates disarming and elevating portraits of Black figures that investigate themes related to self-development and empowerment within Black communities. The Defiant Ones, which opens on 2 September, will be on view through 23 September 2023.

The word defiance in the context of this exhibition symbolizes the culmination of experiences and the coming to a point of self-realization where it …