George Osodi

♂ *1974 / Nigeria

Works

Solo exhibitions

Royalty

Tafeta, London (GB)
18 Jan 2018 – 12 Feb 2018
Royals and Regalia: Inside the Palaces of Nigeria’s Monarchs

Newark Museum, Newark (US)
25 Feb 2015 – 9 Aug 2015
Lagos Uncelebrated

Galerie Peter Herrmann, Berlin (DE)
14 Mar 2009 – 18 Apr 2009

Group

A World in Common

Contemporary African Photography

C/O Berlin, Berlin (DE)
1 Feb 2025 – 7 May 2025

with Kelani Abass, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Atong Atem, Edson Chagas, Kudzanai Chiurai, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Maimouna Guerresi , Hassan Hajjaj, Delio Jasse, Samson Kambalu, Kiripi Katembo, Lebohang Kganye …
A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography

A celebration of the varied landscape of contemporary African photography today

Tate Modern, London (GB)
6 Jul 2023 – 14 Jan 2024

with Kelani Abass, Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Atong Atem, Sammy Baloji, James Barnor, Edson Chagas, Kudzanai Chiurai, Kudzanai Chiurai, Cristina De Middel, Andrew Esiebo, Em'Kal Eyongakpa …
Oil

Schönheit und Schrecken des Erdölzeitalters Beauty and Horror in the Petrol Age

Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg (DE)
4 Sep 2021 – 9 Jan 2022

with Monira Al Qadiri, Yuri Ancarani, Qiu Anxiong, Kader Attia, Lothar Baumgarten, Ursula Biermann, Vanessa Billy, Mark Boulos, Margaret Bourke-White, Edward Burtynsky, Mark Dion, Rena Effendi …
Face To Face

A New Exhibition of Social Documentary and Portrait Photography

King’s Cross Tunnel , London (GB)
7 Oct 2020 – 1 Nov 2020

with Alejandro Cartagena, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Medina Dugger, Mahtab Hussain, Dhruv Malhotra, Sabelo Mlangeni, Kyle Weeks
Liverpool Biennial 2018

Beautiful world where are you?

Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool (GB)
14 Jul 2018 – 28 Oct 2018

with Madiha Aijaz
In Your Dreams

Australian Centre Photo, Sydney (AU)
6 Jan 2018 – 7 Apr 2018

with Samsul Alam Helal, Alejandro Cartagena, SIM Chi Yin, Samuel Gratacap, Tanya Habjouqa, Taloi Havini, Maria Kourkouta, Johnny Miller, Raphaela Rosella, Andres Serrano, Liang ZHAO
Terre di Uomini

FMAV - Palazzina dei Giardini, Modena (IT)
27 Oct 2017 – 7 Jan 2018

with Ansel Adams, Philip Kwame Apagya, Yto Barrada, Gabriele Basilico, Wynn Bullock, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro, Walter Chappell, Deren Coke van, Franco Fontana, Vittore Fossati, Lee Friedlander …
The Expanded Subject

New Perspectives In Photographic Portraiture From Africa

Columbia Uni - Wallach, New York (US)
7 Sep 2016 – 10 Dec 2016

with Sammy Baloji, Mohamed Camara, Saidou Dicko
Dey your Lane! Lagos Variations

Summer of Photography 2016

Centre for Fine Arts - Bozar, Brussels (BE)
17 Jun 2016 – 4 Sep 2016

with Akintunde Akinleye, Lard Buurman, Cristina De Middel, Andrew Dosunmu, Robin Hammond, Abraham Onoriode Oghobase, Lakin Ogunbanwo, Uche Okpa Iroha, Lorenzo Vitturi, Hans Wilschut
Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa

Bowdoin Museum of Art, Brunswick (US)
15 Oct 2015 – 6 Mar 2016

with Sammy Baloji, William Kentridge, Helga Kohl, Charles Okereke
La Vie moderne

XIIIème Biennale de Lyon

La Sucriere, Lyon (F)
10 Sep 2015 – 3 Jan 2016

with Mohamed Bourouissa, Daniel Naude
Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa

Museum of African Art, Washington (US)
22 Apr 2013 – 5 Jan 2014

with Jide Alakija, Sammy Baloji, Emmanuel Bakary Daou, Allan de Souza, Helga Kohl, MWANGI HUTTER, Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo, Georgia Papageorge, Andrew Putter, Berni Searle
Die Kunst der Entschleunigung

Bewegung und Ruhe in der Kunst von Caspar David Friedrich bis Ai Weiwei

Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg (DE)
12 Nov 2011 – 9 Apr 2012

with Ai Weiwei
The Oil Show

Kunsthalle Dortmund, Dortmund (DE)
12 Nov 2011 – 18 Mar 2012

with Ursula Biemann, Mark Boulos, Chto Delat International, Thomas Nordanstad, Natascha Sadr Haghighian, Carl Michael von Hausswolff
9th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography

For a sustainable world

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
1 Nov 2011 – 1 Jan 2012

with Nana Kofi Acquah, Akintunde Akinleye, Uzoma ANYANWU, Sophia Baraket, Abdoulaye Barry, Arturu Bibang, Philippe Bordas, Lien Botha, Drissa Coulibaly, Raymond Dakoua, Emmanuel Bakary Daou, Jean Depara …
Collection of Bamako Biennale

Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) , Vilnius (LT)
9 Sep 2011 – 16 Oct 2011

with Myriam Abdelaziz, Arwa Abouon, Kader Attia, Abdoulaye Barry, Lilia Benzid, Jodi Bieber, Mohamed Bourouissa, Seydou Camara, Mohamed Camara, Ananias Leki Dago, Saidou Dicko, Faten Gaddes …
Africa: See You, See Me

Associazione Culturale Officine Fotograf, Roma (IT)
4 May 2011 – 4 Jun 2011

with Marco Ambrosi, Luís Basto, Matteo Danesin, Delphine Diallo, Andrew Dosunmu, Anirban Dutta Gupta, Andrew Esiebo, Angéle Etoundi Essamba, Inês Gonçalves, Maimouna Guerresi , Hassan Hajjaj, Lyle Ashton Harris …
AFRICA: SEE YOU, SEE ME

FSMGallery Fondazione Studio Marangoni, Firenze (IT)
18 Feb 2011 – 22 Apr 2011

with Marco Ambrosi, Matteo Danesin, Delphine Diallo, Andrew Dosunmu, Anirban Dutta Gupta, Angéle Etoundi Essamba, Inês Gonçalves, Maimouna Guerresi , Hassan Hajjaj, Lyle Ashton Harris, Majida Khattari, Stanley Lumax …
Breaking News

FMAV - Palazzina dei Giardini, Modena (IT)
27 Nov 2010 – 13 Mar 2011

with Philip Kwame Apagya, Yto Barrada, Yael Bartana, Taysir Batniji, Jodi Bieber, Mounir Fatmi, Samuel Fosso, David Goldblatt, Bob Gosani, Pieter Hugo, Goddy Leye, Daniel Naude …
Lagos Photo 2010

African Artists' Foundation, Lagos (NG)
9 Oct 2010 – 13 Oct 2010

with Akintunde Akinleye, Lard Buurman, Edgar Cleijne, Andrew Esiebo, Angéle Etoundi Essamba, Juul Hondius, Viviane Sassen, Anoek Steketee, Andrea Stultiens, Kadir van Lohuizen, Henk Wildschut, Hans Wilschut
Unwetter

Akademie der Künste, Berlin (DE)
21 Apr 2010 – 20 Jun 2010

with Eugenio Ampudia, Simon Faithfull, Laura Glusman, Jürgen Heinert, Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Reynold Reynolds, Guido van der Werve
ATOPIA

Art and City in the 21st Century

Centre de Cultura Cont., Barcelona (ES)
25 Feb 2010 – 24 May 2010

with AES+F, anothermountainman, Alexander Apostol, Vanessa Beecroft, Sergio Belinchon, Hicham Benohoud, Daniel Canogar, James Casebere, Nuno Cera, Loulou Cherinet, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Oleg Dou …
8th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography- Borders

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
7 Nov 2009 – 7 Dec 2009

with Myriam Abdelaziz, Doa Aly, Kader Attia, Ismail Bahri, Abdoulaye Barry, Jack Beng-Thi, Lilia Benzid, Berry Bickle, Jodi Bieber, Ursula Biemann, Bruno Boudjelal, Mohamed Bourouissa …
Documenta Kassel 2007

documenta, Kassel (DE)
16 Jun 2007 – 23 Sep 2007

with Halil Altindere, Eleanor Antin, Maja Bajevic, Yael Bartana, Johanna Billing, James Coleman, Danica Dakic, Harun Farocki, Andrea Geyer, Simryn Gill, David Goldblatt, ZHENG Guogu …

Events

Guernsey Photography Festival 2021

Acts of Love and Rebellion

Guernsey Photography Festival, Guernsey (GB)
23 Sep 2021 – 23 Oct 2021

with Zoé Aubry, Alejandro Cartagena, Pierfrancesco Celada, Margaret Courtney-Clarke, Medina Dugger, Tara Fallaux, Sylvain Granjon, Fergus Greer, Anais Lopez, Gideon Mendel, Sabelo Mlangeni, Hannah Modigh …
FOTOBOKFESTIVAL OSLO

FOTOBOKFESTIVAL OSLO, Oslo (NO)
10 Sep 2020 – 20 Sep 2020

with Ignacio Acosta, Sammy Baloji, Mandy Barker, Erik Berglin, Paul Cupido, Jon Gorospe, Michael Light, Yoshinori Mizutani, Oliver Ressler, Zied Ben Romdhane, Corinne Vionnet
Liverpool Biennial 2018

Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool (GB)
14 Jul 2018 – 28 Oct 2018

with Madiha Aijaz, Francis Alys, Morehshin Allahyari, Mohamed Bourouissa, Banu Cennetoglu, Shannon Ebner, Inci Eviner, Ryan Gander, Aslan Goisum, Joseph Grigely, Lamia Joreige, Richard Linklater …
11th Bienal do Mercosul

Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre (BR)
6 Apr 2018 – 3 Jun 2018

with Vasco Araujo, Edward Burtynsky, Mark Dion, Omar Victor Diop, Adad Hannah, Chris Larson, Ibrahim Mahama, Priscilla Monge, Zanele Muholi, Uche Okpa Iroha, Miguel Rio Branco, Viviane Sassen …
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, Brooklyn (US)
4 May 2018 – 6 May 2018

with Halida Boughriet, Omar Victor Diop, Pieter Hugo, Ahmed Kamel, Lebohang Kganye, Phumzile Khanyile, Kyle Meyer, Ambroise Ngaimoko (Studio 3z), Uche Okpa Iroha, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Malick Sidibe, Sanlé Sory
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

Art Africa Ltd, London (GB)
5 Oct 2017 – 8 Oct 2017

with Malala Andrialavidrazana, Carolle Benitah, Halida Boughriet, Denis Dailleux, Samuel Fosso, Hicham Gardaf, Tahir Karl Karmali, Lebohang Kganye, Oumar Ly, Safaa Mazirh, Mohau Modisakeng, Fabrice Monteiro …
13th Biennale de Lyon

La Vie Moderne

Biennale de Lyon , Lyon (FR)
10 Sep 2015 – 3 Jan 2016

with Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Yto Barrada, Nina Beier, Mohamed Bourouissa, Jeremy Deller, Simon Denny, Cyprien Gaillard, Ann Hamilton, Camille Henrot, Johannes Kahrs, Marina Pinsky …