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Adebayo Adeniran

Oct 13, 2021

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Choosing the title Artist required that I grapple with these difficult questions…on a daily basis. Self-doubt, particularly around our own creative impulses, is so well instilled in us from an early age. Choosing “Artist” is taboo. It means you are counter-culture whether you like it or not. It means finding yourself and redefining yourself at the same time.

What does it mean to be an artist in the 21st century?
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Slightly emotional reading this...

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