Olu Ogunnaike's Radical Revival of London Plane Trees
Olu Ogunnaike’s Radical Revival of London Plane Trees A new commission at Cell Project Space confronts questions about our complicity in the gentrification of our cities For London Plain (all works 2020) – a site-specific installation that reclaims Cell Project Space from its temporary, pandemic-induced programming hiatus – Olu Ogunnaike has covered the gallery’s original floor with a herringbone parquet. The artist sourced the lumber from London plane trees, which, due to their capacity to absorb pollution, were planted in abundance along roadsides in the capital...
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