Adjani Okpu-Egbe – In Preparation for Future Monographic Memories and Other Transitions
FRIDAY June 21, 2024, 2:00 PM BST
Royal College of the Arts Kensington Lecture Theatre 1, Frayling Building
Jay Mews, South Kensington, London SW7 2ET
Round table discussion regarding Adjani Okpu-Egbe’s work from 2008 to the present, co-hosted by The Bronx Museum, New York.
Cameroonian-British artist Adjani Okpu-Egbe is an MA Contemporary Art Practice student at RCA. This inaugural recipient of the Ritzau Art Prize presented his first U.S. solo exhibition, “On Delegitimisation and Solidarity…” at ISCP, which Hyperallergic named among the 10 best exhibitions in New York City of 2021. His work is known for its expressive, stylized, semi-figurative language with autobiographical content and unpredictable materials. With symbolism like fish, lemon vines, and fantastical beasts that he refers to as "manimals", the artist's condemnation of oppression and celebration of freedom is clear and far-reaching.
The speakers are each contributing an essay to Okpu-Egbe’s monograph, which will detail his artistic practice from 2008 to the present day. This roundtable event provides a forum for the contributors and artist to meet and discuss his work, thereby helping to shape and usher forth the publication.
Moderator
Amy Rosenblum-Martín
Respondent
Adjani Okpu–Egbe
Speakers
Keyna Eleison
Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood
Eileen Jeng Lynch
Khanyisile Mbongwa
Prof. Dr. Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung