Victor Ehikhamenor : chronicles of the enchanted world / Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie ; with contributions from Dan Hicks, Emmanuel Iduma, Toni Kan, Barbara Plankensteiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehikhamenor, Victor, artist, interviewee.

Ogbechie, Sylvester Okwunodu, author.

Iduma, Emmanuel, author.

Plankensteiner, Barbara, author.

Hicks, Dan, 1972- author.

Contributor:

Kan, Toni, interviewer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ehikhamenor, Victor--Exhibitions.

Ehikhamenor, Victor.

Ehikhamenor, Victor--Interviews.

Art, African--21st century.

Art, African.

Africa--In art.

Africa.

Group identity in art.

Globalization in art.

Emigration and immigration in art.

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

198 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm

polychrome

illustration

Place of Publication:

Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2025]

Summary:

This visually striking book is the first to explore the oeuvre of the celebrated multidisciplinary Nigerian artist, and its themes of identity, globalization, migration, cultural heritage, and African postcolonial identities. From his birth in a rural village in Nigeria to his unorthodox ascent as a global art star, Victor Ehikhamenor is garnering worldwide attention for his vibrant and incisive works that engage contemporary art, African history, and the postcolonial politics of global Black identity. Drawing inspiration from his Nigerian roots, Ehikhamenor fuses tradition with contemporary expression through intricate patterns, symbolic motifs, and a rich visual language that weaves together the threads of mythology and cultural heritage. Brimming with boldly colored photographs and reproductions, this book focuses on Ehikhamenor's most recent work such as Daydream Esoterica, Saints and Sanctums, Still Standing, and A Biography of the Forgotten, investigating them through a transcultural analysis of mobility, circulation, networks, and connectivity. It explores seven key aspects of the artist's practice--rosaries, perforations, installations, paintings, drawings, collage, and sculpture--to show how he creates complex portraits of African peoples and African spaces.

This visually striking book is the first to explore the oeuvre of the celebrated multidisciplinary Nigerian artist, and its themes of identity, globalization, migration, cultural heritage, and African postcolonial identities. From his birth in a rural village in Nigeria to his unorthodox ascent as a global art star, Victor Ehikhamenor is garnering worldwide attention for his vibrant and incisive works that engage contemporary art, African history, and the postcolonial politics of global Black identity. Drawing inspiration from his Nigerian roots, Ehikhamenor fuses tradition with contemporary expression through intricate patterns, symbolic motifs, and a rich visual language that weaves together the threads of mythology and cultural heritage. Brimming with boldly colored photographs and reproductions, this book focuses on Ehikhamenor’s most recent work such as Daydream Esoterica, Saints and Sanctums, Still Standing, and A Biography of the Forgotten, investigating them through a transcultural analysis of mobility, circulation, networks, and connectivity. It explores seven key aspects of the artist’s practice—rosaries, perforations, installations, paintings, drawings, collage, and sculpture—to show how he creates complex portraits of African peoples and African spaces.

Contents:

Victor Ehikhamenor : chronicles of the enchanted world / Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie

Victor Ehikhamenor : an artist in progress / Emmanuel Iduma

Rosaries and crosses in Victor Ehikhamenor's work and Benin history / Barbara Plankensteiner

We mix the mortar of the Age of Brotherhood out of the dust of idols / Dan Hicks

Victor Ehikhamenor : from incidents at the shrine to miracles at the cathedral

interview / with Toni Kan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-192)

Includes exhibition history, other projects and select reviews (pages 193-196).

Includes bibliographical information.

ISBN:

9783791377131

3791377132

OCLC:

1521072885

Publisher Number:

9783791377131