Rage & Desire - ACE434.3

Hirst says that Fani-Kayode’s work was often about trying to make sense of the connections between West African and Western culture. Photographs. Baptism. Masks. Dancers. Fani-Kayode’s VO on trying "to make concepts of reality ambiguous" by bringing out a spiritual dimension, a "technique of ecstasy", and revealing "a shocking fact: black men can desire each other". Ronald Reagan on war in Libya, injured child, breaching the Berlin Wall; VO from AIDS-awareness campaign. Hirst on Fani-Kayode’s later work, particularly the Abiku series. Dancers. Photographs, some of which came from collaboration between Fani-Kayode and Hirst, and incorporated experimental photographic techniques. Fani-Kayode’s words saying that he’s not surprised that his work "is shunned … by the establishment" as "black is only beautiful" when it "keeps within white frames of reference". Gallery scenes. Dancers. Photographs. VO says he believes riots would break out if his work was shown in Lagos. Caption: "21 December 1989. Rotimi Fani-Kayode died of heart failure at the age of 34 while recovering from meningitis." Hirst talks about trying to come to terms with Fani-Kayode’s death; he believes his spirit will always be part of his life and work, and that much of the work he’s produced since his lover’s death is still a collaboration. Photographs. Credits. Comments from exhibition visitors heard over.