29+ Okwui Enwezor

Okwui enwezor who helped to push the geographical borders of art history and the art world and was the first african curator of documenta and the venice biennale has died aged 55.

Okwui enwezor. O kwui enwezor who has died aged 55 was a peerless charismatic nigerian curator who helped place non western art histories on an equal footing with the long established narrative of european and. Journal of contemporary african art. Okwui enwezor an influential nigerian curator whose large scale exhibitions displaced european and american art from its central position as he forged a new approach to art for a global age died. In 2014 he was ranked 24 in the artreview list of the 100 most powerful people of the art world. When the renowned nigerian curator okwui enwezor died in munich in march at age 55 he left behind substantial preparatory materials for a future exhibition. Okwui enwezor the deeply influential nigerian curator poet and educator who established new ways of thinking about contemporary art with powerful shows including the 2015 venice biennale and documenta 11 in 2002 has died at age 55 from cancer. That final show will soon be realized.

Okwui enwezor 23 october 1963 15 march 2019 was a nigerian curator art critic writer poet and educator specializing in art history. He lived in new york cityand munich. In 2014 he was ranked 24 in the artreviewlist of the 100 most powerful people of the art world. Okwui enwezor 23 october 1963 15 march 2019 was a nigeriancurator art critic writer poet and educator. Okwui enwezor in full okwuchukwu emmanuel enwezor born october 23 1963 calabar nigeria died march 15 2019 munich germany nigerian born poet art critic art historian and curator who helped bring global attention to african art. He is the only african born curator to organize the two prestigious exhibitions.