Dance Will Be You

Efie Gallery continues its commendable promotion of artists of African origin with this group show featuring María Magdalena Campos-Pons, ahead of her debut solo exhibition in the Middle East at Efie in April, alongside works by JK Bruce-Vanderpuije, Dina Nur Satti and Myles Igwebuike. The gallery says the exhibition “offers a nuanced exploration of the symbolic and performative dimensions within contemporary African art, focusing on themes of contemplation, devotion, and transcendence – each of which resonates with deeper cultural narratives.

It’s certainly an interesting group: María Magdalena Campos-Pons is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work explores themes of memory, identity, and history, drawing from her Cuban and Yoruba heritage. JK Bruce-Vanderpuije (1899 – 1989),has an extensive archive of photography documenting the cultural history from West Africa. Dina Nur Satti creates ceramics deeply influenced by her studies of African art and pre-colonial African societies. And Myles Igwebuike explores the Mbari houses of Igbo culture in his design practice.

To 26 March.

Above: Myles Igwebuike, Echichie (2024)