Toyin Ojih Odutola Dismantles Power Structures in Striking Charcoal Drawings

Toyin Ojih Odutola is a U.S.-Nigerian artist who creates socio-politically charged pieces using charcoal, white chalk and pastel on black backgrounds. Odutola is currently showcasing a new body of work in London's Barbican Centre as part of a show titled "A Countervailing Theory." The sprawling presentation features large-scale drawings portraying subservient men, fragile female babies and same-sex couples. With these works, the artist aims to shed light on existing power structures dominated by...