Postcolonial Modernism(42nd Edition) Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria द्वारा ChikaOkeke-Agulu Paperback, 376 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2015 द्वारा Duke University Press Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-5746-9, ISBN: 0-8223-5746-1
"Written by one of the foremost scholars of African art and featuring 129 color images, "Postcolonial Modernism" chronicles the emergence of artistic modernism in Nigeria in the heady years surrounding political independence in 1960, before the outbreak of civil war in 1967. Chika Okeke-Agulu traces the artistic, intellectual, and critical networks in several Nigerian cities. Zaria is particularly important, because it was there, at the ..."
"For over two decades, Phyllis Galembo (born 1952) has documented cultural and religious traditions in Africa and the African Diaspora. Traveling widely throughout western and central Africa, and regularly to Haiti, her subjects are participants in masquerade events--traditional African ceremonies and contemporary costume parties and carnivals--who use costume, body paint and masks to create mythic characters. Sometimes entertaining and ..."
"Working with a panel of experts, this volume builds on the success of Phaidon's bestselling Great Women Artists in re-writing a more inclusive and diverse version of art history."
Obiora Udechukwu(1st Edition) Sketches, Drawings, 1965-2015 द्वारा ChikaOkeke-Agulu, Obiora Udechukwu Hardcover, 400 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2017 द्वारा Skira ISBN-13: 978-88-572-3365-9, ISBN: 88-572-3365-0
"High quality images selected from the the US-based Nigerian artist' sketch books dating from 1963 to the present. This book is a critical study of the drawings of influential Nigerian artist and poet Obiora Udechukwu. It argues, quite compellingly, that the radical fusion of lyrical formalism and socio-political critique in Udechukwu’s drawings is a direct outcome of his lifelong commitment to the graphic, pictorial and rhetorical pro ..."
"Published to accompany an exhibition at the Berlin National Gallery, this richly illustrated book reflects on contemporary Africa and its cultural landscape through the lens of colonial history, using literary and scientific texts and essays. A series of essays questions theWestern view of Africa, and explores how African history is told and interpreted today. Additionally, five internationally respected artists of African origin – El A ..."
Postcolonial Modernism(138th Edition) Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria द्वारा ChikaOkeke-Agulu Hardcover, 376 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2015 द्वारा Duke University Press Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-5732-2, ISBN: 0-8223-5732-1
"Written by one of the foremost scholars of African art and featuring 129 color images, "Postcolonial Modernism" chronicles the emergence of artistic modernism in Nigeria in the heady years surrounding political independence in 1960, before the outbreak of civil war in 1967. Chika Okeke-Agulu traces the artistic, intellectual, and critical networks in several Nigerian cities. Zaria is particularly important, because it was there, at the ..."
"The Ghanaian-born sculptor El Anatsui (b. 1944) is one of the most significant artistic innovators of our time, merging personal, local, and global concerns in his visual creations. By weaving together discarded aluminum tops from Nigerian liquor bottles, Anatsui creates large-scale sculptures called gawu ('metal' or 'fashioned cloth' in Anatsui's native language) that demonstrate a fascinating interplay of colour, shape, and fluidity. ..."
"Made from quotidian materials, Kingelez’s sculptures evoke visionary architecturesThe sculptures of Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948–2015) are imagined architectural propositions and improbable structures for a fairytale urban landscape. Comprised of paper, commercial packaging and the stuff of everyday life, his “extreme maquettes” transform these materials into fantastic visions that encompass civic buildings, public monuments and private pa ..."
"Contributors to this issue reconfigure concepts of art, culture, and politics through the lens of cosmopolitanism. Focusing on the historical and cultural entanglement of Africa and Europe at the intersection of decolonization and modernity, the contributors emphasize the potential of cosmopolitanism to shape possibilities for coexistence and living with difference among all people. Visual and textual essays address the causes and conse ..."
"Autoportrait is the first comprehensive survey of the multifaceted oeuvre of Nigerian photographer Samuel Fosso (born 1962). Since the mid-1970s, Fosso has focused on self-portraiture and performance, envisioning variations of identity in the postcolonial era. From Fosso’s early black-and-white self-portraits from the 1970s to his recent exercises in self-presentation, highlights include the vibrant series Tati (1997), in which he playf ..."
"Contemporary African Art Since 1980 is the first major survey of the work of contemporary African artists from diverse situations, locations, and generations who work either in or outside of Africa, but whose practices engage and occupy the social and cultural complexities of the continent since the past 30 years. Its frame of analysis is absorbed with historical transitions: from the end of the postcolonial utopias of the sixties duri ..."
"The clothes we wear invariably telegraph information about our identity, our place in society and the stories we wish to convey about ourselves. The fantastically colorful costumes specific to African and Caribbean rituals and celebrations go several steps further, transforming ordinary people into mythic figures and magicians, tricksters and gods, and symbolizing the roles their wearers play in the ancient dramas that form the cornerst ..."
El Anatsui Triumphant Scale द्वारा Okwui Enwezor, ChikaOkeke-Agulu Hardcover, 320 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2020 द्वारा Prestel ISBN-13: 978-3-7913-5825-3, ISBN: 3-7913-5825-1
"Focusing on major recent sculpture and works in almost every media, this book provides an overview of the five decades of practice that have made El Anatsui one of Africa's most prominent living artists.Most famous for his magnificent installations created using bottle caps and other repurposed materials, El Anatsui has established himself as one of the most exalted and accomplished artists of his generation. This volume explores the ph ..."
"Since South Africa's transition to democracy in 1994, Sue Williamson has continued to address social issues such as the AIDS epidemic through installations and artworks that combine photographic image, video and text. Her oeuvre reveals a deep appreciation of narrative, but also a commitment to research and reporting: she makes her artworks by telling history in the personal register, through the eyes and words of those most deeply invo ..."
"The definition of a new African artist is as broad and diverse as the continent itself; and the stories these artists tell are at once uplifting and devastating, as are their nations’ histories. This book focuses on the impact of the environment on contemporary African life and the use of found objects and appropriated materials in current African art. Artists from the oil-rich Niger Delta create images of the region’s ecological destru ..."
Ezumeezu Essays on Nigerian Art and Architecture - a Festschrift in Honour of Demas Nwoko द्वारा Obiora Udechukwu, ChikaOkeke-Agulu, Wole Soyinka Paperback, 256 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2012 द्वारा Goldline And Jacobs Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-938598-01-2, ISBN: 1-938598-01-6
"Ezumeezu, edited by Obiora Udechukwu and Chika Okeke-Agulu, is a festschrift for Demas Nwoko, the influential Nigerian artist, architect, designer and politician. It is an unprecedented compilation of essays by important art critics, historians, artists, writers and scholars on the work of Demas Nwoko, and on Nigerian art, architecture, literature and art administration.
Over the last two decades the constitutive history of modernism h ..."
"El Anatsu began his artistic career as a young artist in Ghana, where he built sculpture primarily from wood. He has continued to use wood throughout his practice, particularly during his early years as lecturer of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. As his art grew, so too did the range of his materials. Over three decades he has incorporated found metal and other media, infusing the work with references to pers ..."
"The Ghanaian-born sculptor El Anatsui is one of the most significant artistic innovators of our time, merging personal, local, and global concerns in his visual creations. By weaving together discarded aluminum tops from Nigerian liquor bottles, Anatsui creates large-scale sculptures that demonstrate a fascinating interplay of color, shape, and fluidity. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institu ..."
"Written by two acclaimed scholars Okwui Enwezor and Chika Okeke-Agulu, El Anatsui, is the most comprehensive, incisive and authoritative account yet on the work of El Anatsui, the world-renowned, Ghanaian-born sculptor."