Dozie Kanu

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Dozie Kanu
Born
Houston, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)installation artist, sculptor, photographer and visual artist
Years active2018–present
Websitewww.doziekanu.com

Dozie Kanu is an American artist.[1][2][3] His work involves sculptural objects and installations that deal with limits of form, materiality, functionality and utilitarianism.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Early life and education[edit]

Kanu was born in Houston, Texas in 1993 and his parents are both Nigerian immigrants.[10] After studying film directing, Kanu received a bachelor of fine arts degree from School of Visual Arts, New York in 2016.[11] His first museum solo exhibition was held at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2019.[1][12] He presently lives and works in Santarém, Portugal.[13]

Solo exhibitions[edit]

2024[edit]

Lumiar Cité, Lisbon, PT

2022[edit]

Galerie Francesca Pia, Zurich, CH

Cordyceps Gaud Adversary, Neuer Essener Kunstverein, Essen, DE

Tinted Spirit, Project Native Informant, London, UK

2021[edit]

Blood Type, Performance Space New York City, NY[14][15]

to prop and ignore, Manual Arts, Los Angeles, CA[16]

value order [gentrify.pt], Galeria Madragoa, Lisbon, PT[17]

2020[edit]

Recoil, International Waters (with Cudelice Brazelton IV), New York, NY[18]

Owe Deed, One Deep, Project Native Informant, London, UK[5][19]

2019[edit]

FUNCTION, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY[20][21]

ARS JUS PAX, JTG Detroit Project, Detroit, MI[13]

2018[edit]

Humane Alternatives, Soft Opening, London, UK[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wray, Adam (June 7, 2017). "Meet the Young Designer Making Very Interesting Furniture". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dozie Kanu". Wall Street International. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (April 18, 2018). "Dozie Kanu designs a multi-discipline remix of Rimowa's intelligent travel in Milan". Wallpaper*. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Critical Issues Lecture: Dozie Kanu – Henry Art Gallery". henryart.org. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Prowse, Jamila (November 16, 2020). "Dozie Kanu Invokes the Spectres of Disused Objects". Frieze. No. 216. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Sheets, Hilarie M. (January 13, 2022). "Hugh Hayden, Surrealist Sculptor, Addresses the Education Debate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Daily, Megan Matti The. "Dozie Kanu on found objects, renovated warehouses, and alluding to functionality". The Daily of the University of Washington. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (September 20, 2018). "Formafantasma and Dozie Kanu win the 2018 Hublot Design Prize". Wallpaper*. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "How a Young Designer Built Anti-Gun Violence Messaging into Playground Equipment". W Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Events Calendar | School of Art + Art History + Design | University of Washington". art.washington.edu. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Dozie Kanu • Index". Dozie Kanu • Index. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Reid, Tiana (February 14, 2020). "Dozie Kanu Challenges Distinctions Between Black Vernacular Making and Fine Art". ARTnews.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Dozie Kanu's Latest Body of Work Draws on Nigerian History". www.culturedmag.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "Blood Type | Performance Space New York". July 24, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Exhibition – Blood Type: Dozie Kanu at Performance Space New York – New York, NY". www.americantowns.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "Dozie Kanu to prop and ignore — Manual Arts". manualarts.info. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  17. ^ "Dozie Kanu at Galeria Madragoa, Lisbon". Contemporary Art Daily. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  18. ^ "Cudelice Brazelton IV and Dozie Kanu at International Waters – Art Viewer". Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  19. ^ "Project Native Informant – Owe Deed, One Deep". projectnativeinformant.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "Dozie Kanu: Function". The Studio Museum in Harlem. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  21. ^ "The Studio Museum in Harlem | Artists, Artworks, and Contact Info | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  22. ^ "Soft Opening, London". www.softopening.london. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

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