Precious Okoyomon
The Insidersblog
‘Certain things you can only see from the sky’: artist Precious Okoyomon on how flying planes has inspired their practice
The artist’s experience of being a recreational pilot has played into many of their works—including some on view in a current Paris exhibition
The Big Reviewreview
The Big Review | 36th Bienal de São Paulo ★★★★
This sometimes muddled show gets lost in its own lyricism, but works by the likes of Marlene Almeida and a performance rescue the endeavour
The Insidersblog
Poisonous plants and an animatronic bear: Precious Okoyomon fills Roman chapel with a garden of unearthly delights
The New York-based artist's ability to balance the horrifying with the restorative reaches a mad-genius peak at Sant’Andrea de Scaphis
Book Clubblog
Who is Octavia Butler and why is the art world obsessed with her writing?
The late author’s sci-fi stories have inspired artists such as Alberta Whittle, Candice Breitz, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Precious Okoyomon
Diaryblog
Can't get into Frieze New York? See some AR works by Kaws, Precious Okoyomon and Cao Fei instead
Frieze New Yorkinterview
‘A spiral of poets, all at once’: Precious Okoyomon, winner of the Frieze Artist Award, talks about their Tower of Babel-themed commission
An artist, poet and chef, Okoyomon discusses their inspirations as well as the ecosystems they have been creating