J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere

J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere
Nigeria, Silimin gɔli June 10, 1930
O ya Tiŋgbaŋ	Nigeria
Kpibu shee	Lagos, Silimin gɔli February 2, 2014
Education
Bala yɛlibu, sabbu bee buɣisibu	Silmiinsili Nigerian Pidgin ^(en)
Tuma
Tuma	foot ŋmara
Tuma shee	Lagos

Johnson Donatus Aihumekeokhai Ojeikere (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la Silimiin goli June biɛɣ'pia dali yuuni 1930 ka daa kpi Silimiiin goli February dabaa ayi dali yuuni 2014), shɛba mi o la J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, daa nyɛla Nigerianima anfooni yaara.^[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

Ojeikere's 2001 Hairstyles exhibit.

• 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

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.

External links

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