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Ayoola Solarin

Ayoola Solarin is a London-based arts and culture writer and editor of graphic novels and illustrated books. She has written for Dazed, VICE, Cause & Effect and gal-dem, amongst other publications.

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The Conflicted Inner Life of a Queer Literary Icon

Avatar photo by Ayoola Solarin September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

A reimagining of the life of renowned queer author Patricia Highsmith isn’t a tale of admiration or condemnation, but one about the complex nature of womanhood.

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25 Years of Pixar’s Vibrant, Emotional Color Palettes

Avatar photo by Ayoola Solarin January 14, 2021January 13, 2021

Revised and expanded, The Art of Pixar gathers color scripts from the studio’s short and feature films, mapping out the emotional beats of each story in lush hues.

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This Satire of Sports, Activism, and Policing Might Make You Laugh and Cry

Avatar photo by Ayoola Solarin September 18, 2020November 5, 2020

Set in the aftermath of a Super Bowl victory, Ben Passmore’s Sports is Hell spotlights human folly, displaying the US at its worst and most ridiculous.

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In London, a Khadija Saye Installation Encourages Black Women to Take Up Space

Avatar photo by Ayoola Solarin July 30, 2020November 5, 2020

Part of a larger public art project, the late artist’s installation encourages Black women to be seen, heard, and to live, especially in the face of despair.

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A Graphic Novel Adapts Octavia Butler’s Science Fiction Classic

Avatar photo by Ayoola Solarin April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

The award-winning author-illustrator duo Damian Duffy and John Jennings have teamed up again, but at times, Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation feels unoriginal, even for an adaptation.

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A Bittersweet Comic Anthology Revels in Romance

Avatar photo by Ayoola Solarin March 30, 2020March 31, 2020

In Don’t Go Without Me, Rosemary Valero-O’Connell taps into the complexity of love, longing, and human connection.

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The Emotive, Brilliantly Nostalgic Film Posters of Akiko Stehrenberger

Avatar photo by Ayoola Solarin March 26, 2020March 27, 2020

What sets Stehrenberger’s posters apart is her commitment to integrating illustration, and her work is most compelling when it’s seemingly at its simplest.

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Harun Farocki and Hito Steyerl, a Perfect Pairing (in Theory)

Avatar photo by Ayoola Solarin March 25, 2020March 24, 2020

Where Farocki’s works are meditative, Steyerl’s are bold and loud — which would make for an interesting juxtaposition if the selected works didn’t feel so at odds with each other.

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An Afro-futuristic World Where the Kids Are Alright but Looking for More

Avatar photo by Ayoola Solarin February 4, 2020March 31, 2020

In GLEEM, Freddy Carasco’s latest graphic novel, the itchy energy of youth is ready to burst forth, right off the page.

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