Nigerian artist Chibuike Uzoma brings dreamy paintings to Paris
about 3 months ago (01/30/2024)
Nigerian artist Chibuike Uzoma brings dreamy paintings to Paris - arts24 Skip to main content Nigerian artist Chibuike Uzoma brings dreamy paintings to Paris Issued on: 30/01/2024 - 16:28 10:16 arts24 © FRANCE 24 By: Jennifer BEN BRAHIM | Valentine ERBA | Marion CHAVAL | Eve JACKSON Follow | Loïc CHALAVON | Sonia PATRICELLI After showing his work internationally, including in London, Lagos, Cape Town and New York, Nigerian-born artist Chibuike Uzoma is in Paris for his first solo exhibition at Galerie Mitterrand. Entitled "Twelve Tickets", his exhibition goes beyond popular themes of Black figuration, contemporary politics, post-colonialism and migration, to use language, film and art history as a painted riddle for his audience. He spoke to Eve Jackson.