His first self portraits of the 1970s were originally sent to his mother in Nigeria to show her he was all right. His later images were a play on Western clichés, and a form of self-empowerment with a sense of theatrical beauty.
His first self portraits of the 1970s were originally sent to his mother in Nigeria to show her he was all right. His later images were a play on Western clichés, and a form of self-empowerment with a sense of theatrical beauty.