![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c49d4ffe6c92381634e826e0cec795793af89748df38870b283977b5d1108ec/MarinaEsmeraldo-BlackGirlMagic-HoneyDijon-1.jpg)
Honey Dijon:
BLACK GIRL MAGIC
with Marina Esmeraldo
BLACK GIRL MAGIC
with Marina Esmeraldo
Solo exhibition
Dover Street Market,
London
& Hen’s Teeth Gallery,
Dublin
Black Girl Magic celebrates six black warriors, goddesses and icons of music chosen by artist and activist DJ Honey Dijon in bright and bold, large-scale neons, designed by artist Marina Esmeraldo at the invitation of Hen’s Teeth, a Dublin–based gallery and creative studio.
The metre high pieces launched at Dover Street Market in London, followed by a month–long exhibition at Hen’s Teeth’s Dublin 8 gallery.
The metre high pieces launched at Dover Street Market in London, followed by a month–long exhibition at Hen’s Teeth’s Dublin 8 gallery.
Limited edition neons of Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, Grace Jones, Sade, Erykah Badu, and Sylvester, along with a selection of prints and merch, are available to purchase online at Hen’s Teeth Store.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/394b8e9822c4bd0d03e8b7c5e0faf10ab5795c92fad7db986e9fead2e6088696/DIANA.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/205c3bf82e42c8d00e938be2289b50a9fe3ea610d0f94647b2f002efc0ed7522/GRACE.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3e3f68d6bd63556d198b9a6306c40a7b2b7f39ca8658e55b99dea9e175a17cb/SADE.jpg)
Neon views: Diana Ross, Grace Jones & Sade.
Neon views: Erykah Badu, Sylvester & Chaka Khan.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da68206d259d6304880b2e9a4aace7ad4fd5da4ff780be509f6dc0cb775c1159/ERYKAH.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e62e634ece5a23e0cce5700efe03e8f6e581ac8a6757e5ea4a356779c2ad6bfd/SYLVESTER.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa989f934ec29ee2194e11d3b34b295fb138dbbbea52efd1f2f78cae1b2fcd56/CHAKA.jpg)
Neon views: Erykah Badu, Sylvester & Chaka Khan.
Wanting to convey the ultimate reverence, I circled each of them with the halo traditional in religious icon imagery.
What a dream project to work on!
Music and dancing are a part of my identity.
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What a dream project to work on!
Music and dancing are a part of my identity.
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Installation on view:
Dover Street Market, London
March 5 — March 9, 2020
Hen’s Teeth, Dublin
March 12 — April 12, 2020
Production
Hen’s TeethPhotography
Zak Milofsky
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b58b6fc5e11cad3485f950abf3d49bb2eed8ffa6390039a9947011dbbe8475e1/ERYKAH1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f5a915b4e249177361ff449d244f4ffa28888a17e243aa820fcb285ef375465/CHAKA1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3005ae5acd519cb6f148582a75732db9df354a551c9b9e498229ed377d6fab5/DIANA1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5012af4fd60aa1c01e661d2efdfdeed847f9d725e3269a1d653b419267bfca6/GRACE1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce903eae582ae053358cacc962472cdb6846bcee7869dcb53370af0c8f2a5f8a/SADE2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56b8c2945c8a204d8b8cd5083abc8aa5b9b88d3f72564490b183845e922d691f/SYLVESTER2.jpg)