Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
Is this unprecedented? There are currently two solo exhibitions by artists from Benin in London. While Gérard Quenum’s current show at the October Gallery involves creepy but cute dolls and a whimsical take on transnational histories, across town at Jack Bell Gallery, there’s a somewhat different vision of Porto-Novo from photographer Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou. Demoiselles de Porto Novo features a crumbling Afro-Brazilian mansion, in which masked, semi-nude women pose rather uncomfortably. What it all means, I cannot say, but here are a few ideas from Jack Bell.
The show continues until 20th October.
Opening hours: 11.00-18.00, Tues-Sat
Jack Bell Gallery
13 Masons Yard, St James’s, London
SW1Y 6BU
African Art in London 