'A spiral of poets, all at once': Precious Okoyomon, winner of the Frieze Artist Award, talks about their Tower of Babel-themed commission
The artist, poet and chef Precious Okoyomon, winner of the 2021 Frieze Artist Award Sam Penn The Frieze Artist Award, which provides an opportunity for an emerging artist to present an installation at the Frieze New York fair, went this year to the highly versatile Brooklyn-based creator Precious Okoyomon. Last week, the Nigerian-American artist, poet and chef performed in a piece conceived specifically for the fair’s site, the Shed, joining friends to ascend steel platforms covered with reflective material and netting for the installation This God Is A Slow Recov...
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