The Van Abbemuseum presents the largest solo exhibition of Ima-Abasi Okon’s work to date, featuring both new and existing pieces. Based in London and Amsterdam, Okon works with sculpture, sound, and video to create layered installations in which a wide range of themes converge.

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The title, Incorporeal hereditaments like Love [can] Set(s) You Free, according to Kelly, Case, Dru Hill, Kandice, LovHer, Montel and Playa with 50–60g of –D,)e,l,a,y,e,d1;—O,)n,s,e,t2;— ;[heart];M,)u,s,c,l,e3;[heart];—S,)o,r,e,n,e,s,s4;, refers to the song Love Sets You Free by Kelly Price and serves as a conceptual entry point into Okon’s research into embodiment, affect, and cultural transmission.