Wura-Natasha Ogunji Uses a Sewing Machine to Create Dreamy Drawings with Thread

The title of Nigerian-American artist Wura-Natasha Ogunji’s current New York show at Fridman Gallery, “Cake,” couldn’t be more perfect. The exhibition was named after a drawing by the artist Youmna Chlala that features a city-like structure partially covered in layers of white. That work is called This is a cake, not a city, and it has now birthed more drawings by Ogunji, an admirer of Chlala.Ogunji’s new works were created using thread, graphite, and ink on tracing