Abbéy Odunlami Ph.D. is a theoretician and curator specializing in contemporary urban history and visual culture. He lectures on urbanism and critical theory in the Contemporary Practices & Photography Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Odunlami’s research analyzes the socio-political nature of contemporary urban society through investigating the impact of art and various forms of cultural production, hierarchical structures within conspicuous consumption practices, and postcolonial globality. Through this work, he examines the interdependencies which form the set of conditions that inform the built environment.