Ca’ del Duca 3052, Corte del Duca Sforza
San Marco, 30124, Venezia, Italy
Tue – Sat 10am – 6pm
Akinbanji Osanyemi Nigeria, b. 1989
The Indulgence, 2025
Charcoal and acrylics on canvas
160 x 140 cm
The Indulgence refers to the pleasures and transgressions of human desire. The man gazing at the mask reflects on himself, his impulses, and the social masks we wear, while the...
The Indulgence refers to the pleasures and transgressions of human desire. The man gazing at the mask reflects on himself, his impulses, and the social masks we wear, while the woman with the divine cup introduces seduction and ritual. The painting explores the tension between freedom and control, private desire and public visibility, embodying the act of consciously indulging one’s own desires.