Folakunle Oshun
Folakunle Oshun | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, sculptor and curator |
| Known for | Lagos Biennal, Potsdam Curator Award 2017 |
| Website | www |
Folakunle Oshun is a Nigerian contemporary visual artist, sculptor and curator.[1] He is the founder and director of Lagos Biennal, an organisation that provides an avenue for dialogue and development of contemporary African arts.[2][3] Oshun works has been featured in many local and international exhibitions.[4][5][6][7]
Early life and education
[edit]Folakunle Oshun was born and brought up in Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria. He attended the University of Lagos, where he studied B.A. in Fine Arts (2004 -2007) and M.A. in Art History (2008-2012).[8][9][10]
Exhibitions
[edit]Selected curatorial:
- Afrique 2020 season in France 2021
- Look at This Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich 2021.[11]
- Museum of Hope, Berliner Dom 2021[12][13][14]
- 'How to Build a Lagoon With Just A Bottle of Wine?' Lagos Biennial, Lagos (Nigeria) 2019.[15]
- Living on the Edge, Lagos Biennial, Lagos 2017.[16]
- Dak’art 2016[17][failed verification]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pilot project Curators in Residence Potsdam". State Capital Potsdam. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Lagos Biennial gets curators". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "LAGOS BIENNIAL". The Lagos Biennial. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Oshun, Folakunle". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ Editors, T. S. A. (2019-11-01). ""How to Build a Lagoon with Just a Bottle of Wine": A Review of Lagos Biennial 2019 | By Kovie Parker". The Sole Adventurer. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Folakunle Oshun | People - ZK/U Berlin". www.zku-berlin.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ Mitter, Siddhartha (2019-02-08). "Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art 'Ecosystem'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Olaniyan, Oyinda (2019-02-18). "Ask the Curator: Folakunle Oshun". Omenka Online. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "FOLAKUNLE OSHUN". chinafrika.org. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "LABAF 2017 kicks off tomorrow with BookTrek". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ altafrica10 (2021-07-23). "Berlin: Folakunle Oshun presents Museum of Hope". Bespoke ARTS Guide. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Der nigerianische Künstler Folakunle Oshun". www.rbb-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Museum of Hope | Berliner Dom". www.berlinerdom.de. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Lagos Biennial 2019: Stories from Africa's most Populous City". ocula.com. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Life in Lagos imitates art as squatters evicted for biennial exhibition". the Guardian. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Dak'Art 2016 presents rich variety of contemporary African art | DW | 06.05.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
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