J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere

J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere
J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere
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Johnson Donatus Aihumekeokhai Ojeikere (10 June 1930 – 2 February 2014), niriba ni lahi mi so J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, o daa nyɛla Nigeria anfooni yaara ŋun daa niɣim o zabiri ka di yi ko Nigeria.^[1]

Publications

J.D.'Okhai Ojeikere: Photographs. Zürich: Scalo, 2000. Edited by Andre Magnin. ISBN 978-3908247302.

Collections

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL: 1 print (as of August 2020)^[2]
Museum of Modern Art, New York: 3 pairs of prints (as of August 2020)^[3]
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: prints (as of August 2020)^[4]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas: 13 prints (as of August 2020)^[5]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

1995: Ojeikere's first solo exhibition in Nigeria as well as an exhibition in Switzerland (first work shown outside his home country)
2000: J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris, France^[6]
2001: J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles 1968 – 1999, MAMCO Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland^[7]
2005: Hairstyles: J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Blaffer Art Museum of the University of Houston, Texas, USA^[8]
2009: Hairdos and Parties: African Typographies by J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Malick Sidibé, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, New York ^[9]
2010: Sartorial Moments, Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria^[10]
2011: J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty, Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria^[11]
2011: J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland^[12]
2014: J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles and Headdresses, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London, UK^[13]

Group exhibitions

2000: Africa: Past-Present, Fifty-One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp^[14]
2001: Face Off, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels^[15]
2002: Collection in Context – Recent Photography Acquisitions, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, USA^[16]
2003: Highlights from the collection of Foundation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris: William Eggleston, Beat Streuli, Bill Viola, Vik Muniz, J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Pierrick sorin, Bildmuseet Umea Universitett, Umea, Sweden
2004: Joy of Life – two photographers from Africa: Seydou Keita, J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan^[17]
2004: Nous Remontons de la "Calle" Toutes les Photographies!, Galerie du Jour Agnés B., Paris, France
2004: La collection d'art contemporain d'Agnès b. Je m'installe aux Abattoirs, Les Abattoirs – Frac Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, France^[18]
2005: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, MFAH Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX, USA^[19]
2006: 100% Africa, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain^[20]
2006: About Africa Part One: Seydou Keita, Malick Sidbé, Jean-Dominque Burton, Jürgen Schadeberg, J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Fifty-One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp, Belgium.^[21]
2006: Some Tribes, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland^[22]
2008: Head Room, Mocca – Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, ON
2009: Chance Encounters, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai^[23]
2009: 70s. Photography and Everyday Life, Teatro Fernan Gomez, PHotoEspaña, Madrid, Spain (catalogue ISBN 8492498773)
2009: 70s. Photography and Everyday Life, Museo D’Arte Provincia di Nuoro, Nuoro, Italy (catalogue ISBN 8492498773)
2009: J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Malick Sidibe: Hairdos and Parties- African Typologies, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, New York, USA
2010: 70s. Photography and Everyday Life, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo, Seville, Spain (catalogue ISBN 8492498773)
2010: 70s. Photography and Everyday Life, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, Netherlands (catalogue ISBN 8492498773)
2010: A Midsummer Gallery Soirée, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
2010: AIPAD – The Photography Show, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, Park Avenue Armory, New York, USA^[24]
2010: National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA, USA
2011: Becoming: Photographs from the Wedge Collection, Tate Modern, London, England
2012: Africa/Africa, Abbaya St. André, Centre d'art contemporain de Meymac, Meymac, France^[25]
2013: Voyage Retour – Federal Government Press, Broad Street, Lagos, Lagos Island, Nigeria^[26]
2013: The Encyclopedic Palace curated by Massimiliano Gioni, The Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy^[27]
2014: Back to Front, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Seattle, USA^[28]
2014: Ici l'Afrique, Château de Penthes, Pregny-Chambésy, France^[29]
2015: Making Africa - A Continent of Contemporary Design, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany^[30]
2016: Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel^[31]
2020: Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas^[32]

Kundivihira

↑ "JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Nigeria's top photographer dies". BBC News Online. 4 February 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26035238. İstifadə tarixi: 4 February 2014.
↑ J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
↑ J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
↑ 2 results for "J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere". Retrieved 2020-08-12.
↑ "J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
↑ Fondation Cartier
↑ "J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Hairstyles, 1968-1999" Archived 1 Silimin gɔli January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, MAMCO (21 February – 29 April 2001).
↑ Blaffer Art Museum.
↑ L. Parker Stephenson Photographs^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Sartorial Moments and the Nearness of Yesterday. 1st October – 30th November 2010" Archived 20 Silimin gɔli October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, CCA Lagos.
↑ "JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty. 15th April – 27th November 2011" Archived 4 Silimin gɔli March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.CCA Lagos.
↑ "Moments of Beauty" Archived 21 Silimin gɔli October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Kiasma Magazine, No. 48, Vol. 14.
↑ "J.D. Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles and Headdresses" Archived 18 Silimin gɔli April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Hayward Touring, Southbank Centre – New Art Exchange, Nottingham (27 September 2014 – 11 January 2015).
↑ Gallery 51
↑ Aeroplastics Previous
↑ Undo.net
↑ Hara Museum.
↑ "La collection d'art contemporain d'Agnès b. Je m'installe aux Abattoirs", Les Abattoirs (9 April–13 June 2004).
↑ "African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection" Archived 23 Silimin gɔli March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, MFAH Archives.
↑ "100% AFRICA", Guggenheim Bilbao (12 October 2006–February 2007).
↑ "About Africa : PART ONE. Malick Sidibe, Seydou Keita, J.D.Ojeikere, Jean Dominique Burton, Jurgen Schadeberg", Gallery 51.
↑ "Some Tribes", Christophe Guye Galerie (3 July 2006 – 31 August 2006).
↑ Sakshi Gallery
↑ "AIPAD – The Photography Show" Archived 23 Silimin gɔli March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs (17–21 March 2010).
↑ "Africa" Archived 23 Silimin gɔli March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Centre d'art contemporain de Meymac (18 March–17 June 2012).
↑ Museum Folkwang.
↑ La Biennale di Venezia
↑ "Back to Front, J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Malick Sidibe" Archived 7 Silimin gɔli July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery.
↑ "Ici l'Afrique", Château de Penthes (8 May–6 July 2014).
↑ "Making Africa - A Continent of Contemporary Design", Vitra Design Museum.
↑ "Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism" Archived 12 Silimin gɔli January 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
↑ Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection.

External links

J.D. Okhai Ojeikere on the African American Visual Artists Database via Internet Archive

[1] "JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Nigeria's top photographer dies". BBC News Online. 4 February 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26035238. İstifadə tarixi: 4 February 2014.

[2] J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere. Retrieved 2020-08-12.

[3] J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere. Retrieved 2020-08-12.

[4] 2 results for "J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere". Retrieved 2020-08-12.

[5] "J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

[6] Fondation Cartier

[7] "J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Hairstyles, 1968-1999" Archived 1 Silimin gɔli January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, MAMCO (21 February – 29 April 2001).

[8] Blaffer Art Museum.

[9] L. Parker Stephenson Photographs^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] "JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Sartorial Moments and the Nearness of Yesterday. 1st October – 30th November 2010" Archived 20 Silimin gɔli October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, CCA Lagos.

[11] "JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty. 15th April – 27th November 2011" Archived 4 Silimin gɔli March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.CCA Lagos.

[12] "Moments of Beauty" Archived 21 Silimin gɔli October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Kiasma Magazine, No. 48, Vol. 14.

[13] "J.D. Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles and Headdresses" Archived 18 Silimin gɔli April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Hayward Touring, Southbank Centre – New Art Exchange, Nottingham (27 September 2014 – 11 January 2015).

[14] Gallery 51

[15] Aeroplastics Previous

[16] Undo.net

[17] Hara Museum.

[18] "La collection d'art contemporain d'Agnès b. Je m'installe aux Abattoirs", Les Abattoirs (9 April–13 June 2004).

[19] "African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection" Archived 23 Silimin gɔli March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, MFAH Archives.

[20] "100% AFRICA", Guggenheim Bilbao (12 October 2006–February 2007).

[21] "About Africa : PART ONE. Malick Sidibe, Seydou Keita, J.D.Ojeikere, Jean Dominique Burton, Jurgen Schadeberg", Gallery 51.

[22] "Some Tribes", Christophe Guye Galerie (3 July 2006 – 31 August 2006).

[23] Sakshi Gallery

[24] "AIPAD – The Photography Show" Archived 23 Silimin gɔli March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs (17–21 March 2010).

[25] "Africa" Archived 23 Silimin gɔli March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Centre d'art contemporain de Meymac (18 March–17 June 2012).

[26] Museum Folkwang.

[27] La Biennale di Venezia

[28] "Back to Front, J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Malick Sidibe" Archived 7 Silimin gɔli July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery.

[29] "Ici l'Afrique", Château de Penthes (8 May–6 July 2014).

[30] "Making Africa - A Continent of Contemporary Design", Vitra Design Museum.

[31] "Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism" Archived 12 Silimin gɔli January 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

[32] Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection.

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