Karimah Ashadu: Machine Boys

11 Sep 2026 — 11 Dec 2026 at Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago

Karimah Ashadu

Karimah Ashadu's 2024 video Machine Boys explores the informal economy in Lagos, Nigeria, that centers on okadas, commercial motorcycles that serve as unofficial modes of public transportation in the city.

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Karimah Ashadu

1985

Nigerian video artist

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Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago is a private, nonprofit art museum in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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