Rotimi Fani-Kayode
1955–1989
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Oluwarotimi (Rotimi) Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode (20 April 1955 – 21 December 1989) was a Nigerian-born photographer, who moved to England at the age of 12 to escape the Nigerian Civil War. The main body of his work was created between 1982 and 1989. He explored the tensions created by sexuality, race and culture through stylised portraits and compositions.
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Rotimi Fani-Kayode Sonponnoi
1987, printed c.1987–8
Rotimi Fani-Kayode Bronze Head
1987, printed c.1987–8
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Rotimi Fani-Kayode arrived in Brighton aged 11 in 1966, having fled Nigeria’s civil war. After coming out as gay, he ...
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