Olu Oguibe Receives the 2017 Arnold Bode Prize

Nigerian-born artist, cultural scientist and curator Olu Oguibe has just been awarded the 2017 Arnold-Bode-Prize, endowed with 10,000 euros. The prize was presented in memory of Documenta founder Arnold Bode. With his obelisk in the King’s Square, Oguibe is concerned with the human tragedy of the Nigerian Civil War. “I was a stranger, and you […]

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The Slave Ship

From June 30 to August 12, 2017, Tiwani Contemporary will present The Slave Ship by African artist Theo Eshetu. The artist is known for his pioneering work in film and video, combining his formal interest in the moving image with anthropological ideas to examine the notion of culture itself. With The Slave Ship, Theo Eshetu […]

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