Acne Paper Brings Nifemi Marcus-Bello’s Reclaimed-Aluminium Sculptures to Paris

Image courtesy of Acne Studios. Work by Nifemi Marcus-Bello. Image courtesy of Acne Studios. Work by Nifemi Marcus-Bello. Image courtesy of Acne Studios. Work by Nifemi Marcus-Bello. Image courtesy of Acne Studios. Work by Nifemi Marcus-Bello. Image courtesy of Acne Studios. Work by Nifemi Marcus-Bello.

Image courtesy of Acne Studios. Work by Nifemi Marcus-Bello. The exhibition examines connections between materials, memory and time, with Nigerian craftsmanship and cultural heritage central to the work.

Its placement within a permanent gallery gives Acne Studios a cultural programme that audiences can encounter over several weeks, alongside the house’s fashion and publishing activities.

Material transformation becomes the subject The installation brings together contrasting shapes and surfaces: a tall column of rounded, overlapping forms, a large circular wall work and a tapered vessel positioned above a bed of sand…