# @artbasel on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQPWaTGCK4O
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36255027-artbasel-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-25T17:01:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Art Basel (@artbasel) — https://gondola.cc/artbasel

## Caption

Expressing the power of dance with Tunji Adeniyi-Jones 🟣🔵 
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In this work, four androgynous Black figures, balanced between male and female energies with equal measures of strength and grace, float before a flame-like background of vivid pink, red and orange foliage. 
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#UBSArtCollection artist TunjiAJ explores his artistic and cultural heritage through what he describes as cultural addition – combining influences from Yoruba mythology, Nigerian modernist pioneers like Ben Enwonwu and Western artists like Henri Matisse. 
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Follow UBSglobalart to discover ‘Make it New! Modernism, Today’ and learn about works that draw upon the spirit and aesthetics of Modernism. 
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Shown here: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, ‘Violet Quartet’, 2025. UBS Art Collection. © Tunji Adeniyi-Jones courtesy the artist and CounterEditions.com 
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#shareUBS #UBSart #Modernism #TunjiAdeniyiJones #ArtBaselParis

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