Unusual photos at MoMA conjure the beaches, bustle and history of Lagos
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Unusual photos at MoMA conjure the beaches, bustle and history of Lagos

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Unusual photos at MoMA conjure the beaches, bustle and history of Lagos Enlarge this image toggle caption Logo Oluwamuyiwa Logo Oluwamuyiwa You don't expect to walk into one of the world's great art museums and hear car horns honking. Enlarge this image toggle caption Akinbode Akinbiyi Akinbode Akinbiyi On display nearby is what Onabanjo calls "the spectral spine of the exhibit," a series of collages that artist Abraham Oghobase, calls "Constructed Realities." Enlarge this image toggle caption Karl Ohiri Karl Ohiri Ohiri's two-pronged video, "Rolling Footage" also offers a social critique, in its depiction of a Lagos community of the homeless and the disabled who are forced to construct their own makeshift vehicles — in this case, a skateboar, which is also on display — to navigate the congested streets of an indifferent-seeming city. Enlarge this image toggle caption Yagazie Emezi Yagazie Emezi In these photos, Emezi has said, "It's like the crowd breathes in and out."

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