Indeed, cities come to ‘resemble their residents’, he says: ‘The cities that attract me are rarely well structured, or finely measured. It might be comfortable to live in a uniform city, but they tend to be visually uninspiring. Cities I like have their own rhythm, like music. It goes up and down. It has many colours. It’s poetic and dramatic.
Artists in focus: Addis Gezehagn
Christie’s, April 2, 2019