Self-taught artist Barry Yusufu creates sensitive portraits of friends and acquaintances back home in Nigeria. His mission is to paint the stories of everyday people and thereby elevate the African experience through art. Barry's portrait in our collection, featuring a radiant woman holding a yellow facemask, is particularly symbolic as it launched his career during the Pandemic in 2020.
In this podcast series, the Chicago Booth School of Business explores the themes portrayed in the art on view at its London campus. Taking a pioneering approach, the school uses art as a tool to inspire curiosity in its MBA students and to stimulate discussion around global issues.
Join presenter Emma Clark as she interviews curators and artists to unpack the complexities in their work and explore how art deals with globalisation, racial identity, gender, the role of media and so much more.
Learn more about the art at Chicago Booth's London campus:
https://artlondon.chicagobooth.edu
View the work discussed:
https://artlondon.chicagobooth.edu/art/barry-yusufu-where-hope-sits/
