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Toyin Ojih Odutola: U22 Adijatu Straße

Toyin Ojih Odutola, 2nd Generation, 2025.

Until Jan 4, 2026
Invalidenstraße 50-51, 10557 Berlin, Germany

“I needed to create something I could take with me wherever I went,” says Toyin Ojih Odutola, speaking of her practice. What better than stories? Ojih Odutola compares fiction to drawing, and believes the pen is a “writing tool first.” Using ink, pastel, and charcoal, she gives her narratives form—scenes ripe with meaning and reflecting her Nigerian-American heritage. In this exhibition the artist presents a series of tableaux vivant. The artist is also transforming the museum’s East Wing into a station on the fictional U22 underground line and calling it “Adijatu Straße.” —Elena Clavarino

Photo © Toyin Ojih Odutola, 2025 Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York