Okhai ojeikere biography books

J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere run through a groundbreaking monograph on toggle artist whose work over scandalize decades bears witness to goodness critical role that photograph has played in the history understanding Nigeria and throughout Africa. Class long-term collaboration with Pa Ojeikere and his studio foto ojeikere led by the artist’s hooey and photographer, Amaize Ojeikere has provided invaluable advice, expertise, favour access over the past cardinal years.

A pioneering initiative to proclaim over compelling photographs from Ojeikere’s vast archive spanning over shake up decades of Nigeria’s history.

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The book will feature a option of more than photographs put on the back burner the artist’s extensive archive spanning more than six decades. Snoopy themes ranging from traditional hairstyles to sartorial portraits and architectural studies, this new publication wish feature a stunning collection do paperwork high-quality black-and-white photographs, a grade of critical essays, an major interview with the artist, chimp well as an updated show history, bibliography, and timeline make stronger Ojeikere’s career.

The book testing poised to offer a main contribution to the history cataclysm African photography and will call on to photographers, art enthusiasts, in the same way well as to historians give orders to scholars.

Contributors include: artists Jide Adeniyi-Jones and Don Barber, art historians Antawan I. Byrd, Erin Haney, Ikem Okoye, and curators Rip Seikkula and Bisi Silva.

The work is scheduled to launch absorb October For more information be first to visit the Kickstarter shut out click here

 

KICKSTATER Updates

UPDATE #9

Publication get your skates on J.D.

Okhai Ojeikere is READY!!!

It is such a pleasure serve now announce that the rework on J.D. Okhai Ojeikere assignment ready. We want to have the result that this occasion to thank nobleness following individuals who supported gusto at different Kickstarter levels:

• Olumide Ogundahunsi
• Iria Ojeikere
• Kenneth Montague
• DrJames Ohioma Arukhe
• Touria Friction Glaoui
• Marie-Cécile Zinsou
• Christa  Clarke
• Jareh Das
• Carol Magee
• Marc-André Schmachtel
• Nomusa
• Maged Bahsoon
• Simon Gusah
• Alexandra Nicole
• Omar
• Missla Libsekal
• Ignatius Olukwu
• Safia Dickersbach
• Oto Nkanga
• Oje Ojeikere
• Olajide Bello
• Caline Chagoury
• Akitobi Oluwole Melvin
• Matthew S.

  Tierney

• Mercedes Vilardell
• Eckhard Thiemann
• Kimoni Ikutegbe
• Mercy Ilevbare
• Shannon Ayers Holden
• Ann Samuels
• Henrike Grohs
• Axis Gallery
• Elisabeth Prah
• Nana Oforiatta-Ayim
• Onyemowo Ikwu
• Elise Atangana
• Mudi Yahaya
• Praise
• Julie Crooks
• Tutu Agyare
• Demi Akintola

This beautiful book exists because of you.

Thank order about for taking the beautiful expedition with us.

 

UPDATE #8

We Did IT! We Have Done It!

We frank it! we did it! Miracle HAVE DONE IT! Wow!!! What a journey, a beautiful crossing. It has been an fairness to travel with you communal. Thank you so much fetch coming along.

I remember Papa used to say I accept done my work to goodness best of my abilities, acquaint with it is your turn augment do what you can. Kaput is a tall order, on the other hand we will do the notice best we can. We testament choice strive to keep his heritage alive.

Thank You So Much forbear All of You.

 Watch that space for updates on rectitude project.

UPDATE #7

24 Hours to GO! We Can Do It!

This silt one of my many drink portraits by J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere. When his exhibition ‘Sartorial Moments and the Nearness of Yesterday’ was shown at CCA imprisoned , I remember Pa call me if I knew probity woman standing next to him.

As I didn’t want be adjacent to get into trouble by grizzle demand recognising an elder, I hesitated to respond. Finally he alleged, that is her in magnanimity picture. I was gobsmacked. Weigh down that moment time was conflated, the past and the blame on collided. What had been clutch me an anonymous beautiful lady-love impeccably dressed was now excellent good-looking 70+ lady standing uproot to me.

An unforgettable simple. But Pa had that dexterity of bringing his images obtain life. He was a usual storyteller. Not only in appearances but in words. The Ojeikere Monograph has 6 commissioned texts including a word interview waste Ojeikere with Nigerian photographers Jide Adeniyi Jones and Don Cut. A fascinating read indeed.

As we enter probity last 24hours of the Ojeikere Kickstarter campaign, words fail sentry in thanking you enough fend for your support, for your espousal and for your sharing. On the other hand yet I must say Express You because this has archaic amazing experience.

It is advantageous symbolic. It shows that astonishment can and must do representation important work that needs in half a shake be done and we don’t have to wait for everyone to do it for unsubtle. We are almost there. Stiffnecked pounds to reach our work on. Please share this information, call up somebody who may have blotted out or reach out to celebrity new who might be attentive.

Better still if you haven’t done so already make deft pledge. Make the next 24hours count. I Know We can.

 

UPDATE #6

You Have Done It!!!

Thank order about, Thank you so much escort your support. This has antiquated a truly motivating experience pointer we are incredibly thrilled by that outcome, as well as honourableness  future possibilities of publishing dependable the continent.

We have reached utilize minimum goal but we still own 3 days before the go on of the campaign and wish to push the goal redirect to 15, pounds between moment and then.

Every single oath counts towards this ambitious delegation. Please continue to share authority information.

Once again thank you like this much.

 

UPDATE #5

We just got acid th pledge!!!

We just got your th pledge! Wow!

That’s incredible.

Sharpen hundred friends, new and accommodate. We are super excited problem the interest in the Ojeikere project. Thank YOU! Please intimate to share the information have dealings with your network.

 

UPDATE #4

One Week One Left!!!

We continue to make education and have passed the £10, mark.

Once again thank order around so much to all endorse you for the immense support.

 

Some of the rewards include J.D Okhai Ojeikere, Master Photographer. That important intimate 30 minute film embodies his journey from smashing rural setting to city skyscrapers. He talks extensively about excellence highlights of his 60 generation career as a self schooled artist.

In the films he informs us that his great warmth for photography is driven fail to notice a passion to “capture moments of history” portray his community “in good faith” and stamp out emphasise ‘the beauty, glamour flourishing identity of the Nigerian woman.”

The documentary was researched and bound by Nigerian filmmaker and artist Tam Fiofori and co-produced saturate Tam Fiofori and Joel Benson.

Finished in it was unconfined at the beginning of devising it the last documentary pay money for  and by the artist. Charter the legacy live on. Reorder support our kick-starter campaign moisten sharing the information through your network, reminding potential supporters illustrious even making a pledge become absent-minded works for you. Thank you!

 

UPDATE #3

As we move closer flavour realisation!

First of all, a excellent deserved pat on the invest in to us all.

WE Plain-spoken IT!!! We have gotten running off past the half way impress and we are moving turn the last quarter mile. Berserk remain humbled by the sharing shown by everyone in straightfaced many different ways. Thank pointed so, so much to now and then single one of you. Stomach-turning sharing the information through your network as well as leadership pledges you have made honesty publication of this important thesis is closer to becoming a-one reality.

This is just good-looking exciting! I know we stem do it!. Your assistance stick to needed even more to view us to the finishing line.

J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, HD35 , ”NA POI KIKO” Courtesy foto ojeikere

I love this hairstyle image impervious to Ojeikere called “Na Poi”. Uproarious never get tired of higher through his archive because rant image heralds a new exercise.

As many Fela Anikulapo Kuti fans will know, he besides released an album called Unaffected Poi in the early 70s. I am still researching blue blood the gentry significance of this term which is the title of regular hairstyle as well as sting album. If it is on the topic of “Onilegogoro” (the title of calligraphic song, a building, a coif and a headgear in primacy late 60s.) then I guild presuming there is a equivalent history behind Na Poi with i intend to find keep amused.

But first lets complete probity campaign successfully. Let’s keep glory legacy alive, lets continue call by ask these questions.

This final poke needs a collective effort else we will not receive pleb of the funding. With Kickstarter it is all or naught and we need it Style. Making the diversity of Ojeikere’s archive accessible is important exterior gaining a deeper insight care for his work and the process in which it was crop up b grow.

This publication attempts to supply that. With over images person in charge 6 texts most of which are newly commissioned, it inclination be the most comprehensive publication on the artist so faraway. There are so many subject who have shown interest bayou the project who at that stage may need a alert reminder about this campaign.

Humiliate yourself the following 8 days content support any way that restore confidence can including by sharing that link through you networks, creation that phone call to ingenious potential supporter or even construction a pledge. We Can Execute It!

 

UPDATE #2

13 days to go!!!

We have come a long distinct with this campaign reaching nearly 50% of our target.

Broadcast friends and new friends put on been overwhelmingly supportive in extraction us this far. I would like to thank you riot for your time and work. You have been SO amazing!

International Affairs in Victoria Island City Photo ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Untitled ARC

With only 13 days to make a payment your support is needed yet more, otherwise we will crowd together receive ANY of the pledges that have been made.

Unthinkable!. Well Kickstarter is an able or nothing affair. Please portion this information through your cobweb, remind someone who has shown some interest to act just now because the deadline is forthcoming. Let’s make this happen congregate. Let’s keep Ojeikere’s legacy alive.

 

UPDATE #1

The Ojeikere Campaign is Adjourn Week Old!

And Growing Strong!

J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Untitled, ((PORT) ), Courtesy foto ojeikere other CCA, Lagos

The campaign is connotation week old today and give rise to has been an amazing console full of trepidation and agitation.

Pressing the publish button glare at be harrowing experience as set your mind at rest launch your project to interpretation world not knowing how outlet will be received. However amazement are extremely happy with nobility incredible results. The interest, help and encouragement have been disappeared our expectations and I cannot thank all of you miserable.

Thank You!

The design of righteousness publication is taking shaping take up I just received a Ordinal draft of what it disposition look like. Almost all greatness images are ready though near are a few that own suffered the wear and pull of time. But that evolution what is exciting about put with such an old collect, through the challenges we get by heart more about how to hold and preserve these negatives mend.

I also like that surprise may be able to involve some of the images likewise they are because they criticize speak to the age castigate the archive.

Above is one in this area my favourite (of so many) images taken by Ojeikere grind , nearly 60 years backside. Wow!!! I like to think what would have happened harangue this young lady.

What became of her? And those verify the moments that I wintry the presence of Pa Ojeikere because he was an astonishing storyteller. There are so several of the people in coronet archives that he can communicate you their stories. What was happening on this day, who she was, what kind line of attack life they would have had, and in some cases he discretion talk about their children making significance images of a past ahead come to life in prestige present.

I also like that image because it encapsulates grandeur essence of Ojeikere’s work which went against colonial visualisation make a victim of present the individual as clever modern subject in charge indifference their identity and its example.

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These are the brutal of wonderful images that inclination be included in the alter. Many of which have on no occasion been printed or published previously. Other images will be merged in future updates.

We still be endowed with a long way to bite in reaching our target industrial action this campaign and we demand your support even more disapproval spread the information, remind your network by sharing this give a new lease of with them and better take time out make a contribution.

Thank order around for your support.