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Yancey Richardson Gallery is pleased to present Naïveté, an exhibition of new photographs, collage and fabric sculptures by Los Angeles-based artist David Alekhuogie. Informed by his 2019 trip to Nigeria, the birthplace of his father, Alekhuogie’s recent work incorporates African sculpture and textiles to question ideas of authorship, the hierarchy of art versus craft, and the route through which African Americans become cognizant of their cultural heritage. A selection of works from the artist’s 2018 series To Live and Die in LA will be featured in the project gallery. This is the artist’s …