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Contemporary African Artists in Conversation
Experience an exchange of ideas among a panel of artists represented in the exhibition and catalogue for Narrative Wisdom and African Arts. Artists Victor Ekpuk, Lawrence Lemaoana, and Emeka Ogboh will be participating. The conversation will be moderated by Nichole N. Bridges, the Morton D. May Curator of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
Installation view Lawrence Lemaoana's Fortune Tellers 3 (Sign Up to Be a Man) on view in Narrative Wisdom and African Arts
Victor Ekpuk, Lawrence Lemaoana, and Emeka Ogboh
About the artists
Victor Ekpuk is an internationally renowned Nigerian American artist based in Washington, DC. His paintings, drawings, and sculptures reimagine the ancient Nigerian communication system, Nsibidi, to explore a diverse spectrum of meaning addressing historical narratives, the contemporary African diaspora, and humanity’s connection to the sacred. Ekpuk’s 1998 writing-board works Godmother and May the Earth under Your Feet Always Be Soft for to Walk On are represented in the Narrative Wisdom and African Arts catalogue.
Lawrence Lemaoana lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lemaoana critically engages with mass media in present-day South Africa. His embroidered works are emblazoned with appropriated political dictums woven in kanga fabric. His 2008 work Fortune Tellers 3 (Sign Up to Be a Man) is on view in Narrative Wisdom and African Arts.
Emeka Ogboh explores the relationship between sensory perception and our connection to the world, addressing themes like migration, globalization, and postcolonialism. His art practice is rooted in engaging places through a multisensory approach that encompasses sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. His 2019 multichannel electric sound composition, Ties That Bind, can be heard in the introductory gallery of Narrative Wisdom and African Arts.
Ticket information
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