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Olu Oguibe, an artist, writer, theorist and curator—as well as, I was soon to learn, a musician and poet..
Olu Oguibe
Nigerian-American artist and academic
Olu Oguibe (born 14 October 1964) is a Nigerian-born American artist and academic.[1] Professor of Art and African-American Studies at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Oguibe is a senior fellow of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at the New School, New York City, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.[2] He is also an art historian, art curator, and leading contributor to post-colonial theory and new information technology studies.[3][4] Oguibe is also known to be a well respected scholar and historian of contemporary African and African American art[5] and was honoured with the State of Connecticut Governor's Arts Award for excellence and lifetime achievement on 15 June 2013.[6]
Early life and education
Born on 14 October 1964 in Aba, Nigeria,[5] He received his first artistic experience from his father who was known to be a pre