Ajamu, Untitled (Edition, from the Circus Master Series), 1997/2021

Publisher: Tate
Year: 2021
Format: Silver gelatin print in presentation box
Edition: Limited Edition of 50, accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate
Condition: New / Unframed
Size: 40.6 x 30.5 cm / Image Size: 29 x 29 cm

Ajamu, Untitled (Edition, from the Circus Master Series), 1997/2021, produced especially for the Tate on the occasion of his work being acquired for Tate’s collection of British art. Ajamu has revisited his iconic series Circus Master, 1997, to produce a silver gelatin print in a bespoke presentation box.

On why he selected this historic work, Ajamu says:
'It captured something I was thinking about deeply around S&M and kink, and the model at the time was a boyfriend of mine. I like that the images are very gentle, and historically I don’t see many images of Black men like that. For those of us who are out about being into kink, what is missing is a conversation around intimacy and gentleness within something that might appear quite violent and aggressive'.