Manifold (Deluxe), running from April 13-29 at Frieze No. 9Cork Street, is a group exhibition organised by FaridahFolawiyo, centering the work of black female artists from all over the world. Building on the version that took place in Soho in November, Manifold (Deluxe) invites many of those artists back, with some new additions as well. The exhibiting artists are Kesewa Aboah, Turiya Adkins, Oluwatobiloba Ajayi, Ayoade Bamgboye, Shannon Bono, Blckgeezer, Hilda Kortei, Daëna Ladéesse, Olukemi Lijadu, Emmanuelle Loca-Gisquet, Lebogang Mogul Mabusela, Rachel Marsil, Joy Matashi, Fadekemi Ogunsanya, Isabel Okoro, Irene Antonia DianeReece and Anika Roach.

The exhibition questions the limitations of approaching artists and their work through a singular lens. The artists in the show operate through layers; they create work that denounces easy accessibility by leaning on their complexities and contradictions. It might be their relationship to time, it might be their process, it might be their very beings. Working across painting, photography, video and print-making, the works and artists on show force us to question preconceived ideas about the hierarchy of planes. What is primary, and what is secondary? Can multiple things be true of one artwork? Do form and function have to match? Can a work be abstract and representational? What does radical co-existence look like?

Whether it is through painting, photography, printmaking or video, the artists in this exhibition work through layers and impressions. They approach their practices through a lens of imprints, of building, of multiplicity, of abundance.

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No.9 Cork Street, Frieze's inaugural permanent exhibition venue in London's Mayfair district, opened in October 2021. Designed by Matheson Whiteley, the space occupies two converted townhouses across three floors. It serves as a platform for leading international galleries to showcase their exhibitions and projects throughout the year.