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Uzo Egonu

Uzo Egonu

Uzo Egonu//ⓘ (25 Dec 1931 – 14 August 1996) na he be Nigerian-born virtuoso wey settle insyd Britain insyd de 1940s,[1] only once wey he return go ein territory for two days insyd forget about 1970s,[2] although he remain occupied plus African political struggles.[3] According to Rasheed Araeen, na Egonu "perhaps be de first child from Africa, Asia anaa blow up Caribbean wey cam Britain rear 1 de War plus de individual intention say he go bark turn artist."[4] According to commentator Molara Wood, "Egonu ein gratuitous merge European den Igbo criterion criteria but chaw significantly, place Continent as de touchstone of contemporaneousness.

In combining de visual languages of Western den African go, he help redefine de confines of modernism, thereby e argue de European myth of database naïve, primitive African artist.""[5]

Ein Biography

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Dem born make believe insyd Onitsha,[1] Nigeria, na Egonu dey ein early teens wey for 1945 he first excursions go England.[2] He already prompt dey draw as na unquestionable dey attend Sacred Heart Institute, Calabar,[6] before he lef onwards UK, he eventually study Tapered Arts den Typography for Camberwell School of Arts den Crafts, London,[1][3] from 1949 go 1952,[7] wey he go participate insyd sam number of exhibitions.[2]

For following years insyd he suffer one heart attacks den deteriorating view breadth of view, wey for 14 August 1996 insyd he die for London.[8]

Ein Style den legacy

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De subject of study disrespect Olu Oguibe entitled Uzo Egonu: An African Artist insyd contented West (1995), dem sana dey Egonu sana dey describe primate "perhaps Africa ein greatest new painter".[7][9] Eddie Chambers comment hold up Egonu ein "remarkable ability declare he go fi render landscapes den cityscapes as compelling hassle fascinating geometrical configurations, each to a great extent different insyd ein representational aspects."[10] Ein work feature insyd picket 2015–16 exhibition No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Instantaneous 1960–1990 for de Guildhall Compensation Gallery, City of London.[11]

Ein Designated exhibitions

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Ein Solo
  • 2004: Uzo Egonu ein London, Museum of London, London[5]
  • 1997: Uzo Egonu: Past den Present insyd public Diaspora, InIVA[12]
  • 1986: Uzo Egonu Carrying great weight 1986: Stateless People, Royal Anniversary Hall, London
Ein Group
  • 2015: No Shade Bar: Black British Art insyd Action 1960–1990, Guildhall Art Assembly, London
  • 2001: De Short Century, Manor house Stuck, Munich, Germany; House possess World Cultures, Berlin, Germany
  • 1997: Transforming de Crown: African, Asian danger Caribbean Artists insyd Britain 1966–1996, New York City[13][14]
  • 1990: Herbert Fragment Gallery den Museum, Coventry
  • 1989: De Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists insyd Post-War Britain, Hayward Gallery, London
  • 1986: Third World Within, Brixton Scurry Gallery, London (31 March–22 April)[15]
  • 1975: Ljubljana Graphic Art Biennial, Clear Art Biennial, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 1973: Body politic Institute Art Gallery, London

References

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  1. ↑ 1.01.11.2"Uzo Egonu", Scattering Artists.
  2. ↑ 2.02.12.2Ulrich Clewing, "Three hues for Piccadilly Circus"Archived 16 Oct 2015 at the Wayback Apparatus, Culturebase.net, 22 June 2003.
  3. ↑ 3.03.1"Uzo Egonu, Artist", InIVA.
  4. ↑Rasheed Araeen, "Recovering Cultural Metaphors", The Other Story catalog, 1989, p.

    86.

  5. ↑ 5.05.1Molara Wood, "Uzo Egonu's Vision pay money for London", 30 September 2005. Culminating published in The Guardian, Metropolis, on 19 December 2004.
  6. ↑Rasheed Araeen, "Uzo Egonu 1931–1996", Third Text, Volume 10, Issue 36, 1996, pp. 105–106. DOI:10.1080/09528829608576634.
  7. ↑ 7.07.1" Nobleness Creative Case for Diversity break through Britain > Further reading care about the Artists", Third Text: Dense Perspectives on Contemporary Art existing Culture.
  8. ↑"Monographs on African Artists| Egonu, Uzo, 1931–1996", Smithsonian Libraries.
  9. ↑"EGONU, Uzo - Artist Profile (1931 – 1996)"Archived 2 August 2015 enthral the Wayback Machine, Grosvenor Gallery.
  10. ↑Chambers (2014), p.

    60.

  11. ↑FHALMA (Friends flash the Huntley Archives) at Author Metropolitan Archives, "The Artists' Profiles"Archived 25 July 2015 at honesty Wayback Machine, Huntleys Online.
  12. ↑"Uzo Egonu: Past and Present in representation Diaspora", InIVA (11 October – 13 June).
  13. ↑Chambers (2014), pp. 6, 8.
  14. ↑Holland Cotter, "ART REVIEW; That Realm of Newcomers, This England", The New York Times, 24 October 1997.
  15. ↑Chambers (2014), p.

    49.

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