Published on the occasion of Joy Labinjo's third institutional solo exhibition, Joy Labinjo: We Are Briefly Gorgeous, at Southwark Park Galleries, London (6 July - 29 September 2024), Tiwani Contemporary, in collaboration with Anomie Publishing, is proud to present the first monograph on the artist. Labinjo is significantly one of the most exciting, early career British artists, contributing to contemporary painting through a unique visual language that reflects her diasporic perspective.

This publication tracks her evolution to date, and during the closing weeks of her institutional solo show: Joy Labinjo: We Are Briefly Gorgeous, Southwark Park Galleries, London, features an introduction by Dr. Christine Checinska, Senior Curator of Africa and Diaspora Textiles and Fashion, V&A, London; the essay, Joy Labinjo: Rethinking Body Politics in Painting, by Dr Jareh Das, Independent Curator and writer; and In Conversation: Good Trouble, with Curator, Adelaide Bannerman, Curatorial Director at Tiwani Contemporary, exploring Labinjo’s practice. Drawing on personal encounters with the artist and her work, each contributor reflects on Labinjo’s ability to make visible stories that offer insights that have the potential to move us beyond ourselves.