Rotimi Fani-Kayode

1955–1989

Untitled 1988, printed c.1988
© Rotimi Fani-Kayode, courtesy of Autograph ABP
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In Tate Britain

Modern and Contemporary British Art: No Such Thing as Society: 1980–1990

Biography

Oluwarotimi Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode (20 April 1955 – 21 December 1989) was a Nigerian-born photographer, who moved to England at the age of 12 to escape the Nigerian Civil War. The main body of his work was created between 1982 and 1989. He explored the tensions created by sexuality, race and culture through stylised portraits and compositions.

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