Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju is a Nigerian-American artist and author whose interdisciplinary practice balances intimate experiences of connection, violence, and healing against broader considerations of cultural distortion and identity. She graduated from New York University and is currently a participant of BPA// Berlin program for artists. Recent exhibitions include Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju: BloodLetter, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover, 2024; Twilight is a Place of Promise, Esther Schipper, Berlin, 2024; and Politics of Love, Kunsthaus Hamburg, 2024. Recent publications include Earnestly (2022). Ilupeju lives and works in Berlin.

 

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