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Read ARTnews' Shirley Nwangwa on the recently conversation between Toyin Ojih Odutola and Zadie Smith that took place in our Main Gallery. [You can view Ojih Odutola's work within our going exhibtion “For Opacity” in our Main Gallery.] . "When the image behind her changed to her self-portrait “The Many Ways To Work it Out” (2017), Ojih Odutola said the allure of the selfie can be found in “the enhancement of what we believe to be our true self, or what we want to portray. In this moment I looked raggedy, but I felt so good. I wanted to show a very satisfied black woman.” Smith called it “a very unusual image in the culture—this kind of ultimate pleasure.”-go to ARTnews.com for the full article #ToyinOjihOdutola ToyinOjihOdutola #ZadieSmith zadie_smith #talk #ForOpacity artnews Image: Toyin Ojih Odutola, "The Many Ways To Work It Out", 2017. Charcoal, pastel, and pencil on paper, 40 x 30 inches. Collection of Drs. Carlos Garcia-Velez and W. Kent Davis, Chapel Hill, NC.

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