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Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery is delighted to present a poetic series of mixed-media paintings by the Nigerian artist Modupeola Fadugba. Drawing on her experiences of living in many different countries and former work in the education sector, Fadugba’s multidisciplinary practice investigates and unravels the hierarchical structures that exist on a social, cultural and political level.

In these latest works, she continues her exploration into the setting of the public swimming pool as a site of learning, play and possibility, with a specific focus on groups of young Black women. Rendered in …