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Farewell, Aunt Uju Nsofor (nee Ikpeze)
She was such a wonderful woman. Till the end Aunt Uju only had words of encouragement, hope and love. At times it seemed we were the ones...
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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Mar 24, 20210 min read
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Engaging the Enemy: The Voices of Interrupted Lives Creative practice and political crusading could well be the subtheme for this...
Mar 24, 20219 min read
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Form is not Enough
A new friend asked me the question- why did you move from the figurative to non-figurative works? Two days later, I sent him this reply-...
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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Un Homme du Peuple.
It started as a simple idea- a man of the people, dead centre in the middle of the canvas with people surrounding him, flailing in...
Mar 18, 20212 min read
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Unite for Parkerplace Abidjan. Greetings to all you beautiful people and reggae lovers ! The ParkerPlace Abidjan needs you to help them...
May 11, 20201 min read
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Lockdown New York
Here’s the story of my life during this pandemic written by Okey Uwaezuoke in today’s ThisDay Newspapers- https://okeysworld.wordpress.co...
Apr 26, 20201 min read
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Talk through the pandemic
I was interviewed yesterday by OB Fado for his blog. Please click on the link for the full interview- My interview with Tony Nsofor – a...
Apr 18, 20201 min read
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MalariaT
Returning to Lagos has been quite enjoyable in many ways. There was the fact of meeting inquisitive and familiar faces that wanted a...
Nov 6, 20193 min read
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He asked some deep questions.
I enjoy talking. I enjoy the stimuli of intelligent conversation. And I hope to see underlying questions in retrospective. I talk some...
Apr 1, 20191 min read
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Flying over the Confluence in Oguta
We all love a good spin. From childhood, we are taught lessons through stories. The Igbo hyphenates stories- we are good with proverbs....
Mar 6, 20193 min read
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Blind to the Beauty
How can Oguta remain like this? We have this little paradise waiting to be cultivated. But we all run away from it for selfish gain. We...
Jan 12, 20191 min read
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The Family House
Our home in the village sits at the crossroads where 3 roads meet. So it must be a magical place to live in. I remember waking up on some...
Jan 11, 20191 min read
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About Uche Edochie and Tolu Aliki
I wrote this essay for the catalogue of Uche Edochie and Tolu Aliki’s amazing show HALFWAY THROUGH A THOUSAND MILES. If you saw the...
Oct 18, 20184 min read
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Artist’s statement
Power Play and Other African Stories (for the exhibition Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power) Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power is mainly an...
Sep 7, 20186 min read
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Coming of Age in Africa
At 35, I had worked for two privately owned companies that ran the business like they were a family affair. One of the companies made...
Apr 15, 20183 min read
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Lazy Searches Stop Short of theTruth
A few times in the past I wanted to know what people say about me and do the Google search. There are images of my work with other...
Apr 4, 20183 min read
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Reality versus Social Media Noise
It seems that there are problems everywhere, especially online. Social media in so many ways has heightened our presence and fears from...
Feb 17, 20183 min read
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Large paintings
To paint a small picture is to place yourself outside your experience, to look upon an experience as a stereopticon view with a reducing...
Nov 27, 20171 min read
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Of Facial Masks and Masquerading in My Work
Ajekwu masquerade of Umudei Village, Oguta, Imo State Ipu Afia Agu of two members of the Igbuu society, Oguta, Imo State, Nigeria My...
Nov 22, 20173 min read
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