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Okwui Enwezor

Okwui Enwezor (1963–2019) was a Nigerian curator, university teacher and poet.

Overview

Born at Calabar in 1963, died at Munich in 2019.

In detail

Okwui Enwezor studied at New Jersey City University and Government Secondary School, Afikpo. the recorded working language is English, Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin.

Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City. Employment is recorded with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University and University of Pittsburgh. Positions recorded include museum director.

Distinctions recorded are Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence and Hessian Cultural Prize.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Okwui Enwezor”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q522031: Okwui Enwezor

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