Yínká Elújọba

The Alabama artist and musician has arrived at a career milestone, with two exhibitions in the Hamptons and a gallery to map his future.

The artist transforms collections and inspirations into poetic assemblages wrapped in hemp at Karma Gallery in Los Angeles.

An underground virtuoso, always being discovered in bits and pieces, the portraitist solidifies his place in the canon with a solo show at the Frick — its first ever for a Black artist.

The artist’s show at Petzel gallery demonstrates his skill and vision across various mediums. But hard questions hover beneath his exuberant works.

This week in Newly Reviewed, Yinka Elujoba covers Elmer Guevara’s subtle paintings, James Casebere’s reimagined architecture and John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres’s busts of Bronx residents.

This week in Newly Reviewed, Walker Mimms covers the overlooked artist Ker-Xavier Roussel, Fritz Scholder’s paintings and a group show in a modest office-like space.

This week in Newly Reviewed, Martha Schwendener covers Aleksandar Duravcevic’s meditations, R.H. Quaytman’s veins of color and Cosey Fanni Tutti’s provocations.

This week in Newly Reviewed, Yinka Elujoba covers Jane Dickson’s amusement parks, Jialu Gao’s spirituality and consciousness, and Jennifer Elster’s raw landscape.