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The Taft Museum of Art is pleased to announce the 2024 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence, Tunde Wey, a Nigerian immigrant artist, writer, and chef working at the intersection of food and the political economy.
Tunde Wey will join the museum as the 37th resident of the award-winning program focused on elevating the profile of Black and Brown contemporary artists. The Nigerian writer and cook will lead public programs, teach workshops and visit schools across Greater Cincinnati April 13–27.
Tunde Wey Uses Art as a Catalyst for Change
Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Wey got his first taste of the culinary industry while living in Detroit and co-founding the restaurant concept Revolver.
He later moved to New Orleans, where his work began to intersect with race and wealth inequities. Wey’s work is known for engaging systems of power from the vantage point of the marginalized other, focusing particularly on how economics and finance impact the working-class Black community globally.
“The Taft Museum of Art is thrilled to have Tunde as this year’s Duncanson Artist-in-Residence,” says Kareem A. Simpson, the museum’s Duncanson program manager.
“This year will be an exciting year. Not only are we featuring a culinary artist for the first time in the initiative’s history, the Taft will also be expanding the Duncanson Program to become a year-round endeavor. As part of this work, we are strengthening our Duncanson Society by adding new members to increase the diverse artistic stewardship and advocacy in our region.”
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Wey uses art, media, food, and dining spaces to confront disparities in material conditions and attempts interventions to address these socially constructed inequalities. During his time in Cincinnati, he will expand his canon of work by focusing on the endemic disparities of business funding to the Black and Brown communities locally and exploring access to these resources. The work will culminate in a public and immersive experience to celebrate the closing of the residency.
To learn more about the residency, visit the Taft Museum online.
