| 词条 | Victor Ehikhamenor |
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| name = Victor Ehikhamenor | image = VICTOR-EHIKHAMENOR-9993.jpg | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Udomi-Uwessan, Edo State, Nigeria | death_place = | residence = | nationality = Nigerian | education = Ambrose Ali University, University of Maryland | occupation = Visual artist, writer, photographer. | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | awards = | website = {{URL|www.victorehistudio.com}} }}Victor Ehighale Ehihkamenor is a Nigerian visual artist, writer, and photographer, once described as "undeniably one of Africa’s most innovative contemporary artists"[1] and one of "42 African Innovators to Watch".[2] In 2017, he was selected (along with three other artists) to represent Nigeria at the Venice Biennale, the first time Nigeria would be represented in the event.[3] Education and work influenceEhikhamenor was born in Udomi-Uwessan, Edo State, Nigeria. He was educated in Nigeria and in the United States. He returned from the United States in 2008 to work in Lagos. His work is strongly influenced by work done by villagers especially his grandmother who was a cloth weaver. His uncle was also a photographer, his maternal grandfather a blacksmith, and his mother, a local artist.[1] He is also inspired by wall paintings and installation arts, mostly in community shrines.[4][5][6] This has been an enduring feature of his work, which is abstract, symbolic and politically motivated; and influenced by the duality of African traditional religion and the interception of Western beliefs, memories and nostalgia. Ehikhamenor's art and photographs have been used for editorials as well as cover art on books by authors such as Chimamanda Adichie, Helon Habila and Chika Unigwe. They have also been illustrated on fabric and exhibited at international fashion parades.[7] Art and writing careerEhikhamenor has held numerous solo art exhibitions across the world. In 2016, he was one of 11 Nigerian artists invited to join twenty-three Indonesian artists in the grand exhibition at the Biennale. At the Jogja National Museum, he showed an installation titled "The Wealth of Nations."[1] He has also published numerous fiction and critical essays with academic journals, mainstream magazines and newspapers from around the world including The New York Times, CNN Online, Washington Post, Farafina, AGNI Magazine and Wasafiri. His short story, "The Supreme Command", won the Association of Commonwealth Broadcasters Award in 2003. His debut poetry collection, Sordid Rituals, was published in 2002. His second book, Excuse Me! (2012), a satirical creative non-fiction view of life as an African both at home and abroad, is a recommended text in two Nigerian universities.{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}} Comments on Damien Hirst pieceOn May 8, 2017, while participating in the Venice Biennale, Ehikhamenor first called attention to what he describes as Damien Hirst cultural appropriation of Nigerian Yoruba art.[8] The exhibition of the British artist, called “Treasures From the Wreck of the Unbelievable”, featured a variety of sculptures meant to be viewed as debris rescued from a shipwreck. But one of the displayed artefacts was a copy of "Ori Olokun", a famous Ife bronze art from the 14th century now described as "Golden heads". Of the appropriation, Ehikhamenor had posted on Instagram "For the thousands of viewers seeing this for the first time, they won’t think Ife, they won’t think Nigeria. Their young ones will grow up to know this work as Damien Hirst’s. As time passes it will pass for a Damien Hirst regardless of his small print caption. The narrative will shift and the young Ife or Nigerian contemporary artist will someday be told by a long nose critic “Your work reminds me of Damien Hirst’s Golden Head”. We need more biographers for our forgotten."[9] His words brought the issue to the forefront on local and international media.[10][11] Angels and MuseIn February 2018, Ehikhamenor opened Angels and Muse, described as "a multi-modal co-working space in Lagos draped with wall murals, stained glasses, and beautiful lighting, making for a stunning visual and immersive experience."[12] The space, also used for artist residencies, is located in the Ikoyi area of Lagos state and contains a ‘multidisciplinary room,’ used for "workshop, training, book reading, experimental or conceptual art exhibitions, among other usages."[13] The project was featured on the 10th episode of the Netflix 'Amazing Interiors' series in July 2018.[14] Recent NewsEhikhamenor was one of the first artists invited to Art Dubai in March 2018.[15] In July 2018, he was also one of the Nigerian artists selected to meet and exhibit work for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron.[16] The exhibition, organised by ART X Lagos took place at the Afrika Shrine, the nightclub of Femi Kuti. Selected book cover designs
Awards and residencies
Exhibitions{{BLP unsourced section|date=October 2016}}Selected solo exhibitions
Selected group exhibitions
References1. ^1 2 [https://venturesafrica.com/features/victor-ehikhamenor-the-innovative-maverick-of-contemporary-african-art/ "Victor Ehikhamenor: The Innovative Maverick of Contemporary African Art"], Ventures Africa, 11 May 2016. 2. ^"42 African Innovators to Watch", Ventures Africa, 11 May 2016. 3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2017/03/meet-peju-alatise-qudus-onikeku-victor-ehikhamenor-artists-at-nigerias-debut-at-the-57th-venice-biennale/|title=Meet Peju Alatise, Qudus Onikeku & Victor Ehikhamenor – Artists at Nigeria’s Debut at the 57th Venice Biennale|work=BellaNaija|access-date=2017-04-24|language=en-US}} 4. ^"Musing with Victor Ehikhamenor" Nigerianstalk/Kola Tubosun. June 2013. 5. ^"The ‘Natural’ Artist: Amatoritsero Ede in conversation with Victor Ehikhamenor" MTLS. September 2014. 6. ^"Victor Ehikhamenor: Shaped by memory and tribal tradition" Financial Times. March 27, 2015 7. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.blackfabulousity.com/the-art-of-victor-ehikhamenor-discovered-through-fashion/ | title = ‘The Art of Victor Ehikhamenor, Discovered Through Fashion’ | date = 25 February 2015 | website = Black Fabulousity}} 8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/05/10/nigerians-express-outrage-as-british-artist-damien-hirst-copies-ife-sculpture-without-giving-credit/|title=Nigerians Express Outrage as British Artist, Damien Hirst, Copies Ife Sculpture Without Giving Credit|last=Editor|first=Online|date=2017-05-10|work=THISDAYLIVE|access-date=2017-05-10|language=en-US}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/damien-hirst-nigerian-art_us_5911b952e4b0e7021e9b1cde|title=Damien Hirst Accused Of Appropriating Nigerian Art, Whitewashing History|last=Frank|first=Priscilla|date=2017-05-09|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-05-10|language=en-US}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://brittlepaper.com/2017/05/important-victor-ehikhamenor-calling-damien-hirst-imitating-nigerian-art/|title=5 Reasons It's Important That Victor Ehikhamenor is Calling Out Damien Hirst's Plagiarism|date=2017-05-29|work=Brittle Paper|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en-US}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.okayafrica.com/victor-ehikhamenors-latest-is-a-response-to-controversy-and-a-intersection-of-benin-spirituality-and-christianity/|title=Victor Ehikhamenor's Latest Work Explores Controversy Through the Lens of Bini Spirituality|date=2018-02-06|work=OkayAfrica|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en}} 12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://brittlepaper.com/2018/02/angels-muse-victor-ehikhamenor/|title=Angels and Muse {{!}} Artsy Co-working Space Opens in Lagos|date=2018-02-20|work=Brittle Paper|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en-US}} 13. ^{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/art/ehikhamenor-opens-artist-residency-angels-and-muse/|title=Ehikhamenor opens artist residency, Angels and Muse|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en-US}} 14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/ng/title/80184067?source=android|title=Amazing Interiors {{!}} Netflix Official Site|website=www.netflix.com|access-date=2018-07-24}} 15. ^{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/art/three-nigerian-artists-47-countries-for-art-dubai-2018/|title=Three Nigerian artists, 47 countries for Art Dubai 2018|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en-US}} 16. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/art-x-lagos-exhibits-contemporary-nigerian-art-for-president-macron/|title=ART X Lagos exhibits contemporary Nigerian art for President Macron - Vanguard News|date=2018-07-12|work=Vanguard News|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en-US}} 17. ^"Announcing Bellagio Center Residency Award Winners", Africa Center. 11 May 2016. 18. ^{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/art/three-nigerian-artists-47-countries-for-art-dubai-2018/|title=Three Nigerian artists, 47 countries for Art Dubai 2018|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en-US}} 19. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.akefestival.org/index.php/the-festival/136-archives|title=THE FESTIVAL|website=www.akefestival.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-07-24}} 20. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.artsy.net/1-54-london-2016/browse/artist/victor-ehikhamenor|title=Victor Ehikhamenor at 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair London 2016|website=www.artsy.net|access-date=2018-07-24}} 21. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.tyburngallery.com/exhibition/solo-exhibition-2/|title=http://www.tyburngallery.com/exhibition/solo-exhibition-2/|website=www.tyburngallery.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-07-24}} 22. ^{{Cite web|url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/the-work-of-time-victor-ehikhamenors-in-the-kingdom-of-this-world/|title=The Work of Time: Victor Ehikhamenor’s In the Kingdom of This World by Emmanuel Iduma - BOMB Magazine|website=bombmagazine.org|access-date=2018-07-24}} 23. ^{{Cite news|url=https://thenerveafrica.com/17929/2018-edition-biennial-contemporary-african-art-dakart-underway-senegal/|title=Biennial of Contemporary African Art, Dak’Art 2018, underway in Senegal - The Nerve Africa|date=2018-05-04|work=The Nerve Africa|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en-US}} 24. ^{{Cite news|url=http://griotmag.com/en/victor-ehikhamenor-biennale-venezia-venice-biennale-nigerian-pavilon-damien-hirst-cultural-nigerian-appropriation/|title=Victor Ehikhamenor on the first Nigerian Pavilion at Venice Biennale and Damien Hirst’s cultural appropriation|work=GRIOT|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en-us}} 25. ^{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/12/africa/nigerian-artists-at-venice-biennale/index.html|title=First ever Nigerian Pavilion opens at the Venice Biennale|last=CNN|first=Torera Idowu, for|work=CNN|access-date=2018-07-24}} 26. ^{{Cite news|url=http://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/events/conferences/resignifications-the-black-mediterranean|title=ReSignifications: The Black Mediterranean|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en}} External links
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