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NKATA: Art and ProcessesEP11: "We were brought up to strive for Eloquence". Nkata with Olu OguibeSend us a textOlu Oguibe (b.1964, Aba) is a Nigerian artist and academic living and working in the United States of America. He is one of the foremost scholars of his generation whose work constitutes a pillar of what we now know as Contemporary African art and post-colonial studies. Since 1988, he has saddled a rigorous and prolific artistic practice as a visual artist, writer, curator, professor and art historian. Put succinctly, a credible account of the history and trajectory of Post-colonial/Contemporary art from Africa and the Diaspora is unimaginable without referencing the work of Olu...2022-04-172h 04
NkataEP11: “We were brought up to strive for Eloquence”. Nkata with Olu OguibeOlu Oguibe (b.1964) is a Nigerian-born American artist and academic. His work constitutes a pillar of what we now know as Contemporary African art and post-colonial studies. In conversation with Emeka Okereke, Oguibe relives childhood memories while weaving a rich and expansive tapestry of his artistic trajectory. 2022-04-172h 04NkataEP11: “We were brought up to strive for Eloquence”. Nkata with Olu OguibeOlu Oguibe (b.1964) is a Nigerian-born American artist and academic. His work constitutes a pillar of what we now know as Contemporary African art and post-colonial studies. In conversation with Emeka Okereke, Oguibe relives childhood memories while weaving a rich and expansive tapestry of his artistic trajectory. 2022-04-172h 04
History of Modern Art with Klaire06 Cubism: Picasso was a Flapping A-holeIt it truly possible to separate art from the artist? What if their art is about the abuse they caused? Join Klaire Lockheart as she rails against misogynist Pablo Picasso, but stick around to learn about Modern Dakota art created Oscar Howe.
Artists and Artwork: Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso (The Young Women of Avignon, Guernica, Weeping Woman, Bust of a Woman), Georges Braque, Dora Maar, and Oscar Howe (Ghost Dance, Sioux Seed Player)
Additional Topics: Postimpressionism, Trocadéro Museum of Ethnography, Imperialism, Ariella Aïsha Azulay (Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism), Talking Heads, Olu Oguibe (“Into t...2021-05-2537 min
NKATA: Art and ProcessesEP03: "No Thank You – I Will Live Up To The Consequences" Nkata with Jihan El-TahriSend us a textFor our third episode, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Jihan El-Tahri, an Egyptian filmmaker, producer, and visual artist.Jihan El-Tahri began her career as a foreign correspondent covering Middle East politics for the Financial Times, Washington Post, and US News & World Reports. El-Tahri has since produced and directed several monumental documentaries, including the trilogy Egypt’s Modern Pharaohs (2016); The House of Saud (2004); Cuba, The African Odyssey (2006), and Behind the Rainbow (2008). In this podcast, she reflects on events and moments that remarkably shaped her and made her the kind of...2019-06-282h 15