Otobong Nkanga: In Pursuit of Bling and the Fragments of Time

Kholeif, Omar

Otobong Nkanga: In Pursuit of Bling and the Fragments of Time

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Kholeif, Omar (2022) Otobong Nkanga: In Pursuit of Bling and the Fragments of Time. In: 1-54 Contemporary African Art Forum 10th Anniversary Annual Book. 1-54 and Fedrigoni.
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Glaoui, Touria

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Kholeif, Omar

Abstract:

Otobong Nkanga’s artwork is an unblemished example of ‘unlearning imperialism’ - a practice that exists as part of a “contra” proposition as opposed to a diametrically opposite ‘post’ culture of response and justification on behalf of the so-called and/or perceived ‘other.’ Here, the curator of the 1-54 Forum on Contemporary African Art at Somerset House, Dr. Omar Kholeif, reflect on Nkanga's practice.

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Otobong Nkanga, African art, African diaspora art, diasporic imagination, unlearning imperialism, 1-54 contemporary African Art Forum

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School of Fine Art

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16 October 2022

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Published

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Foundation for Intercultural Dialogue and Exchange

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imagine/otherwise

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10881

Date Deposited:

22 May 2026 12:53

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22 May 2026 13:01

Deposited By:

Omar Kholeif

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Omar Kholeif

Professor of Global Art Theory and Practice

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