J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere

J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenNigeria Edit
Name wey dem give amJ. Edit
Ein date of birth10 June 1930 Edit
Place dem born amNigeria Edit
Date wey edie2 February 2014 Edit
Place wey edieLagos Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish, Nigerian Pidgin Edit
Ein occupationphotographer Edit
Work locationLagos Edit
Participant insyddocumenta 12 Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit
Personal pronounL485 Edit

Johnson Donatus Aihumekeokhai Ojeikere (10 June 1930 – 2 February 2014), na dem know am as J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, na he be a Nigerian photographer dem know for ein work plus unique hairstyles found insyd Nigeria.[1]

Biography

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Na dem born Ojeikere for 10 June 1930 insyd Ovbiomu-Emai, Owan East, Edo State, a rural village insyd southwestern Nigeria. For addition to de dialect Emai, Ojeikere speak Yoruba den English. He work den live insyd Ketu, Nigeria. For de age of 20, he take up photography, wich na ebe out of de ordinary give people insyd Nigeria, especially those insyd ein village. Na cameras no be in high demand wey na dem be of low priority as na dem consider am a luxury. However, insyd 1950 Enugu, Ojeikere buy for two pounds a modest Brownie D camera widout flash, wey na ein paddy teach am de fundamentals of photography.[2][3] Ojeikere gain information about de Ministry for Information insyd Ibadan insyd 1951, wey he go wrep de same letter to dem every 15 days for two years.[4] For de end of 1953, dem finally reply say na dem receive Ojeikere ein request, wey e catch dema attention.[4]

For de first Nigeria Photography Award (NIPHA) ceremony, organize by de multimedia organization Fullhouse Entertainment wey na dem hold am for Sunday, 31 July 2011, na Ojeikere be one of de prominent Nigerian photographers, alongsyd Sunmi Smart-Cole, Don Barber, den Amos Olarenwaju Osidele, wey na dem give am lifetime achievement awards.[5]

Na dem include a large selection of Ojeikere ein work insyd de arsenale section of de 55th Venice Biennale d'arte, "Il Palazzo Enciclopedia" curate by Massimiliano Gioni insyd 2013.[6]

Ojeikere die for 2 February 2014, for de age of 83. He be de subject of a documentary film by Tam Fiofori dem entitle J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Master Photographer.[7][8]

Publications

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

Collections

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  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL: 1 print (as of August 2020)[9]
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York: 3 pairs of prints (as of August 2020)[10]
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: prints (as of August 2020)[11]
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas: 13 prints (as of August 2020)[12]

Exhibitions

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Solo exhibitions

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  • 1995: Ojeikere ein first solo exhibition insyd Nigeria as well as an exhibition insyd Switzerland (first work dem show outsyd ein home country)
  • 2000: J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris, France[13]
  • 2001: J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles 1968 – 1999, MAMCO Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland[14]
  • 2005: Hairstyles: J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Blaffer Art Museum of de University of Houston, Texas, USA[15]
  • 2009: Hairdos and Parties: African Typographies by J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Malick Sidibé, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, New York [16]
  • 2010: Sartorial Moments, Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria[17]
  • 2011: J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty, Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria[18]
  • 2011: J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland[19]
  • 2014: J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles and Headdresses, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London, UK[20]

Group exhibitions

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  • 2000: Africa: Past-Present, Fifty-One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp[21]
  • 2001: Face Off, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels[22]
  • 2002: Collection in Context – Recent Photography Acquisitions, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, USA[23]
  • 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[24]
  • 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[25]
  • 2005: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, MFAH Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX, USA[26]
  • 2006: 100% Africa, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain[27]
  • 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.[28]
  • 2006: Some Tribes, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland[29]
  • 2008: Head Room, Mocca – Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, ON
  • 2009: Chance Encounters, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai[30]
  • 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[31]
  • 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[32]
  • 2013: Voyage Retour – Federal Government Press, Broad Street, Lagos, Lagos Island, Nigeria[33]
  • 2013: The Encyclopedic Palace curated by Massimiliano Gioni, The Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy[34]
  • 2014: Back to Front, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Seattle, USA[35]
  • 2014: Ici l'Afrique, Château de Penthes, Pregny-Chambésy, France[36]
  • 2015: Making Africa - A Continent of Contemporary Design, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany[37]
  • 2016: Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel[38]
  • 2020: Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas[39]

References

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  1. ↑ "JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Nigeria's top photographer dies". BBC News Online. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Pigozzi, Jean. "J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere Biography". Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Ojeikere, J.D. Okhai (2000). J.D. Okhai Ojeikere. Scalo. p. 56.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Magnin, André (2000). J.D. 'Ohkai Ojeikere / Photographs. ISBN 3-908247-30-6.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Martha G. (2017). African Photographer J.A. Green: Reimagining the Indigenous and the Colonial (African Expressive Cultures). p. 350. ISBN 978-0253028952.
  6. ↑ Evelyne Politanoff, "Lavish Hairstyles by J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere", The Huffington Post, Arts & Culture, 18 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Lauren Said-Moorhouse, "'A love letter to Nigeria': The master photographer who captured nation's life", African Voices, CNN, 13 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Film Screening: J.D Ojeikere, The Master Photographer" Archived 24 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine, African Artists' Foundation, March 2016.
  9. ↑ "J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  10. ↑ "J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  11. ↑ "2 results for "J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere"". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  12. ↑ "J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
  13. ↑ Fondation Cartier
  14. ↑ "J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Hairstyles, 1968-1999" Archived 1 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, MAMCO (21 February – 29 April 2001).
  15. ↑ "Blaffer Art Museum". Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  16. ↑ L. Parker Stephenson Photographs
  17. ↑ "JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Sartorial Moments and the Nearness of Yesterday. 1st October – 30th November 2010" Archived 20 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine,, CCA Lagos.
  18. ↑ "JD 'Okhai Ojeikere: Moments of Beauty. 15th April – 27th November 2011" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. CCA Lagos.
  19. ↑ "Moments of Beauty" Archived 21 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Kiasma Magazine, No. 48, Vol. 14.
  20. ↑ "J.D. Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles and Headdresses" Archived 18 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Hayward Touring, Southbank Centre – New Art Exchange, Nottingham (27 September 2014 – 11 January 2015).
  21. ↑ Gallery 51
  22. ↑ Aeroplastics Previous
  23. ↑ Undo.net
  24. ↑ "Hara Museum". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  25. ↑ "La collection d'art contemporain d'Agnès b. Je m'installe aux Abattoirs", Les Abattoirs (9 April–13 June 2004).
  26. ↑ "African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection" Archived 23 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, MFAH Archives.
  27. ↑ "100% AFRICA", Guggenheim Bilbao (12 October 2006–February 2007).
  28. ↑ "About Africa : PART ONE. Malick Sidibe, Seydou Keita, J.D.Ojeikere, Jean Dominique Burton, Jurgen Schadeberg", Gallery 51.
  29. ↑ "Some Tribes", Christophe Guye Galerie (3 July 2006 – 31 August 2006).
  30. ↑ Sakshi Gallery
  31. ↑ "AIPAD – The Photography Show" Archived 23 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs (17–21 March 2010).
  32. ↑ "Africa" Archived 23 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine Centre d'art contemporain de Meymac (18 March–17 June 2012).
  33. ↑ "Museum Folkwang". Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  34. ↑ La Biennale di Venezia
  35. ↑ "Back to Front, J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Malick Sidibe" Archived 7 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery.
  36. ↑ "Ici l'Afrique", Château de Penthes (8 May–6 July 2014).
  37. ↑ "Making Africa - A Continent of Contemporary Design", Vitra Design Museum.
  38. ↑ "Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism" Archived 12 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
  39. ↑ "Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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