JD'Okhai Ojeikere
JD'Okhai Ojeikere (Ovbionu-Emai) (* 1930 in Nigeria - † February 2, 2014 in Lagos , Nigeria) was a Nigerian photographer who became known for capturing the unique hairstyles of Nigerian women.
life and work
JD'Okhai Ojeikere, also called Ojomu Emai, was born in 1930 in a rural area in southwestern Nigeria. He lived and worked in Lagos, Nigeria.
In 1950, at the age of twenty, JD'Okhai Ojeikere began taking pictures with a Kodak Brownie D , although this was by no means common in his village. A cousin introduced him to the basics of photography and he continued to develop his talent as an autodidact .
Ojeikere worked as an assistant in the photo laboratory of the State Ministry of Information in Ibadan from 1954.
In 1961, after Nigeria's decolonization , he became a photographer at Nigeria's first television station, Television House in Ibadan, a division of West Nigerian Broadcasting . In 1963 he moved to Lagos and worked for West Africa Publicity until 1975 .
Ojeikere has been a member of the Nigerian Arts Council since 1967 .
Hairstyles is the most popular series with over a thousand photos. It is a documentation of the hairstyles and headgear of Nigerian women over a period of about 40 years. He took these sculptures for one day at weddings, on the street, in offices or at parties.
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2005 Hairstyles Maison de France, Lagos, Nigeria
- 2005 Hairstyles Blaffer Gallery, Houston , USA
- 2002 Hairstyles Wedge Gallery, Toronto , Canada
- 2000 JD 'Okhai Ojeikere Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- 1996 Nigerian Traditional Hairstyle Goethe-Institut - Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- 1995 JD 'Okhai Ojeikere National Arts Council, Lagos
Group exhibitions
- 2013 Voyage Retour , an exhibition project of the photographic collection of the Museum Folkwang Essen. Federal Government Press, Broad Street, Lagos, Lagos Island, Nigeria
- 2013 Chobi Mela-International Photography Festival in Dhaka , Bangladesh
- 2013 55th Venice Biennale , Venice , Italy
- 2011 ARS 11 Kiasma Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki , Finland
- 2011 JD Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty Center for Contemporary Art , Lagos
- 2010 Events of the Self: Portraiture and Social Identity The Walther Collection , Neu-Ulm
- 2008 Disguise - The art of attracting and deflecting attention Michael Stevenson Gallery , Cape Town
- 2007 documenta 12 , Kassel
- 2006 100% Africa Guggenheim Museum Bilbao , Spain
- 2006 About Africa, Part One Fifty One , Antwerp, Belgium
- 2005 African Queen Studio Museum in Harlem , New York
- 2004 City views: Lagos ifa-Galerie Berlin , Berlin
- 2004 JD Okhai Ojeikere and Malick Sidibé Hara Museum , Tokyo
- 2001 JD Okhai Ojeikere Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain (Mamco), Geneva
- 2001 Century City: art and culture in the modern metropolis , Tate Gallery of Modern Art , London UK
- 2000 Africa Inside Noorderlicht Fries Museum Leeuwarden , Netherlands
- 2000 Africa: Past-Present, Fifty one Fine art photography Antwerp , Belgium
- 2000 La Beauté in Fabula Papal Palace , Avignon , France
- 1995 Nigerian Contemporary Art, World International Property Art WIPO Geneva , Switzerland
literature
- JD'Okhai Ojeikere: Photographs: JD'Okhai Ojeikere, Elizabeth Akuyo Oyairo Andre Magnin, 2000 ISBN 978-3908247302
Individual evidence
- ↑ JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Nigeria's top photographer dies , accessed February 6, 2014
- ^ Fifty one fine art photography , accessed September 1, 2013.
- ↑ Parker Stephenson: Ojeikere , accessed on September 1, 2013.
- ↑ kunstaspekte , accessed on September 1, 2013.
- ↑ caac art: Ojekere , accessed on September 1, 2013.
- ↑ The huges gallery: JD'Okhai Ojeikere ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 1, 2013.
- ↑ Chobi Mela ( Memento from December 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on September 1, 2013 (English)
- ↑ universes in universe: Ojeikere accessed on September 1, 2013 (English)
- ↑ Moments of Beauty, JD 'Okhai Ojeikere. accessed on February 11, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ojeikere, JD'Okhai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ojomu Emai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nigeria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd February 2014 |
| Place of death | Lagos , Nigeria |