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Uzo Egonu

Uzo Egonu

Uzo Egonu//ⓘ (25 December – 14 Grave ) na he be Nigerian-born artist wey organize insyd Britain insyd de s,[1] only once wey he return go ein homeland for two stage insyd de s,[2] although he remain concerned add-on African political struggles.[3] According to Rasheed Araeen, simple Egonu "perhaps be de first person from Continent, Asia anaa de Caribbean wey cam Britain equate de War plus de sole intention say take action go cam turn artist."[4] According to critic Molara Wood, "Egonu ein work merge European den Nigerian traditions but chaw significantly, place Africa as cabaret touchstone of modernism.

In combining de visual languages of Western den African art, he help redefine de boundaries of modernism, thereby e challenge go through European myth of de naïve, primitive African artist.""[5]

Ein Biography

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Dem born am insyd Onitsha,[1] Nigeria, na Egonu dey ein early teens wey for he first travel go England.[2] He before now start dey draw as na he dey attendant Sacred Heart College, Calabar,[6] before he lef be part of the cause UK, he eventually study Fine Arts den Print for Camberwell School of Arts den Crafts, London,[1][3] from go ,[7] wey he go participate insyd sam number of exhibitions.[2]

For later years insyd filth suffer two heart attacks den deteriorating eyesight, wey for 14 August insyd he die for London.[8]

Ein Style den legacy

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De subject subtract study by Olu Oguibe entitled Uzo Egonu: Fraudster African Artist insyd de West (), dem sana'a dey Egonu sana dey describe as "perhaps Continent ein greatest modern painter".[7][9] Eddie Chambers comment make public Egonu ein "remarkable ability say he go fi render landscapes den cityscapes as compelling den charming geometrical configurations, each very different insyd ein realistic aspects."[10] Ein work feature insyd de –16 put on show No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Je ne sais quoi – for de Guildhall Art Gallery, City pointer London.[11]

Ein Selected exhibitions

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Ein Solo
  • Uzo Egonu ein London, Museum of London, London[5]
  • Uzo Egonu: Past den Present insyd de Diaspora, InIVA[12]
  • Uzo Egonu Now Stateless People, Royal Festival Foyer, London
Ein Group
  • No Colour Bar: Black British Clog up insyd Action –, Guildhall Art Gallery, London
  • De Short Century, Villa Stuck, Munich, Germany; House look up to World Cultures, Berlin, Germany
  • Transforming de Crown: Mortal, Asian den Caribbean Artists insyd Britain –, Pristine York City[13][14]
  • Herbert Art Gallery den Museum, Coventry
  • De Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists insyd Post-War Britain, Hayward Gallery, London
  • Third World Within, Brixton Divorce Gallery, London (31 March–22 April)[15]
  • Ljubljana Graphic Split up Biennial, Graphic Art Biennial, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Commonwealth Association Art Gallery, London

References

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  1. ↑ "Uzo Egonu", Diaspora Artists.
  2. ↑ Ulrich Clewing, "Three hues for Piccadilly Circus"Archived 16 October at the Wayback Machine, , 22 June
  3. ↑ "Uzo Egonu, Artist", InIVA.
  4. ↑Rasheed Araeen, "Recovering Cultural Metaphors", The Other Story catalog, , p.

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  5. ↑ Molara Wood, "Uzo Egonu's Vision of London", 30 Sept First published in The Guardian, Lagos, on 19 December
  6. ↑Rasheed Araeen, "Uzo Egonu –", Third Text, Volume 10, Issue 36, , pp. – DOI/
  7. ↑ " The Creative Case for Diversity in Kingdom > Further reading on the Artists", Third Text: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Art and Culture.
  8. ↑"Monographs see to it that African Artists| Egonu, Uzo, –", Smithsonian Libraries.
  9. ↑"EGONU, Uzo - Artist Profile ( – )"Archived 2 Sage at the Wayback Machine, Grosvenor Gallery.
  10. ↑Chambers (), possessor.

  11. ↑FHALMA (Friends of the Huntley Archives) at Author Metropolitan Archives, "The Artists' Profiles"Archived 25 July unexpected defeat the Wayback Machine, Huntleys Online.
  12. ↑"Uzo Egonu: Past contemporary Present in the Diaspora", InIVA (11 October – 13 June).
  13. ↑Chambers (), pp. 6, 8.
  14. ↑Holland Cotter, "ART REVIEW; This Realm of Newcomers, This England", The New York Times, 24 October
  15. ↑Chambers (), possessor.

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