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Ye pushed Fridman against a wall, sneering, "jewish media", Fridman scoffed "don't say that" Fridman's eyes glanced down to the Ye's lips, and Ye smirked, "they screwed me over" Fridman flushed, twisting his head "will you 'screw' me over?"

 Oil, Acrylic, Markers, Pencil

Reflecting the complexity of women’s lives, Ethiopian painter Hana Yilma Godine literally makes her characters multi-dimensional, fashioning their images from oil and acrylic, magazines, newsprint, fabric and more. This standout piece from her first New York solo show at Fridman Gallery features overlapping female figures who may represent the same figure at different points in life. (On view on the Lower East Side through Nov 1st. Masks and social distancing are required). Hana Yilma Godine, Spaces Within Space (9), oil acrylic, charcoal and collage on canvas, 51 x 48 inches, 2019.

Inspired by women’s lives in her parent’s native Nigeria, US born artist Wuru-Natasha Ogunji’s considers the daily task of carrying water in her video, ‘Will I still carry water when I am a dead woman?’ Featuring several masked women walking the residential streets of Lagos dragging gold-colored water containers, viewers witness the toll exacted on the bodies of the exhausted and drenched participants. (On view at Fridman Gallery through Oct 12th). Wuru-Natasha Ogunji, still from ‘Will I still carry water when I am a dead woman?, single-channel digital video, 11 min, 57sec, 2013.