12/05/2026
Review by Francisco Lacerda: Ndidi D**e’s Rare Earth Rare Justice
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Founded by Gustav Klimt in 1897 and his contemporaries in rebellion against the conservative art establishment, the Secession remains one of the oldest independent exhibition spaces devoted to contemporary art. Conceived as a site of Gesamtkunstwerk—the Wagnerian ideal of “total art,” in which architecture, design, and artistic experience merge—the building continues to function as a space for confronting the political and cultural tensions of its time.
It is within this “white cube” that British-Nigerian artist Ndidi D**e presents her first major solo exhibition in an Austrian institution. Curated by Jeanette Pacher, a long-standing member of the Secession’s curatorial team, Rare Earth Rare Justice emerged from a year-long collaboration and a “Dialogue Residency” in Vienna.
Born in London and based in Lagos, D**e’s artistic practice combines sculpture, installation, archival material, and found objects to examine the lasting consequences of colonialism, trade, and resource extraction. Her work frequently explores how ordinary materials—whether industrial waste, discarded consumer goods, or historical commodities—carry the hidden histories of exploitation embedded within global economic systems. Rather than treating objects as neutral artifacts, D**e approaches them as evidence of unequal exchanges between nations, bodies, and environments.
Review: Ndidi D**e’s Rare Earth Rare Justice Curated by Jeanette Pacher, a long-standing member of the Secession’s curatorial team, Rare Earth Rare Justice emerged from a year-long collaboration and a “Dialogue Residency” in Vienna. Review by Francisco Lacerda. 11/05/2026
