Emmanuel Eni

Emmanuel Eni (born 1967), is a Nigerian-born artist and poet. He works in various mediums including painting, sculpture, and performance art.

Biography

Eni is from Igbanke, in mid-west Nigeria. He received a degree from Igbobi-College in Lagos, Nigeria. In 1984 he graduated from the polytechnic Auchi in the same city. The University of Benin awarded him a BA in scultpure in 1991. Afterwards, he attended the Royal Academy of Arts in London where he received a degree in 1993.[1]

He is the inventor and patent holder of "New Light Paintings", the philosopher of the thesis of "Contemporary Baroque."[2] He is the writer and performer of "Black man in European Kitchen"[3] and is also known as the "sculptor of elephants," and the "Father of 100 Elephants."[4][5] His drama Death of the Curator was performed at the Museum for Ethnography in Leipzig.[6]

He has repeatedly addressed the Israel-Palestine conflict in his works, as in the Dakar Biennale in 2006.[7]

Exhibitions

Eni has had exhibitions at the Biennale d'art contemporain de Lyon, France, the Biennale in Dakar (Dak'Art) Senegal, and parallel at the Documenta 12 in Kassel.[8] He holds lectures.

  • "Hope of Love" paintings and sculptures, Germany[1]
  • "THE BOOM" exhibition of new light painting art and sculptures[9]
  • "Brightness of the picture" - sculptures and paintings, Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Bavaria, Germany[10]
  • "Haske Zanen" - sculptures, paintings and performance with new light, painting, art
  • Thought pyramid Gallery Abuja / German Embassy Abuja Nigeria[11]
  • "Art Merchant“ - sculptures and paintings, National museum Lagos, Nigeria
  • Diverse lecture activities in sculpture, installation, audiovisual performance and literature
  • "Leaf spirit totem" - 7 m high sculpture for Syke, Bremen Germany (Wood, Terra Kota, Mirror glass, 2011)
  • "Blackman in European Kitchen", ICD Institute for cultural diplomacy, Berlin, Germany
  • "Ear as a long road" - poetic performance, Berlin, Poetry Festival Lyricline
  • "Consciences and frontiers" installation "Israel and Palestine" and "Knowledge is power" - SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
  • Exhibition / performance Israel and Palestine "Schlachtfelder" - Battlefields Anniversary of 250 years battle - city of Minden, Germany
  • "Black History month" - Africa reflection - sculptures and paintings, America Haus, Berlin, Germany
  • "2nd African Legends Performance" poetic musical dance performance, America Haus, Berlin, Germany
  • ARESUVA - African regional summit for visual arts, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Visiting professor new media/performance - Art University Berlin Weißensee. Kunsthochschule Berlin - Weißensee Berlin, Germany
  • "Africanize" installation - Grassimuseum Grassi Museum, Saxony Ethnographic collection, Leipzig, Germany
  • "Africanize" installation kunstbanken hamar Hamar, Norway
  • "Blackman in European Kitchen" - installation/performance, Goethe-Institute, Lagos, Nigeria
  • "CharacterLAGOStika", Goethe-Institut Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
  • "Death of the curator" installation/performance, documenta 12, Kassel, Germany
  • "CrossCulture" installation/performance - Goethe-Institut Senegal, Dakar, Senegal
  • Publication "Death of the curator" drama. E.N.I Publishers, Berlin[12]
  • Group Show "Black Paris" African position on contemporary art of Diaspora, Iwalewahaus, Bayreuth, Germany
  • "Blackman in European Kitchen" - performance Iwalewahaus, Bayreuth, Germany
  • "Israel and Palestine" installation/performance Dak'Art 2006 Biennial of Contemporary African Art, Dakar, Senegal
  • "Junking of the Elephant" – destruction of a 20-ton heavy "Elephant" Monument of re-enforced Steel Concrete - Before a live Audience. For the Ecology and nature
  • "Death of the curator" installation/performance, Grassi museum Leipzig, Saxony Ethnographic collection, Germany[13]
  • Guest professor sculpture - rhode island school of design (risd), USA
  • Publication "Masquaradeundressing" (poems, tales and stories), CPN publishers, England
  • "Water Burns" - exhibition/installation on "Water Uses" in the New Millennium Vienna, Austria
  • "History of love" - sculptures and paintings. Galerie im Prater, Berlin, Germany
  • Making of "Elephant" (20 ton monument for nature) und Making of "Leaf“ (7 meters high monument for nature) steel concrete
  • "Characteristics of living things", Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle Archeology museum of Castle Colombi, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
  • "Parts of Clay" - Centre Monroe for the Arts, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
  • "Clear Walls" - Lisa Parker Fine Art New York, USA
  • "Parables" - National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria
  • "Creation Story" - Albertus - Magnus - Haus, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
  • Drawing School, University of Lagos, Nigeria.[14]

Bibliography

  • Emmanuel Eni: Death of the curator. Berlin 2007.
  • Emmanuel Eni: Elephants and new – light paintings (Ausstellung vom 19. August bis 9. Oktober 2011, Galerie Schwartzsche Villa, Hrsg.: Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Kulturamt. Projektmitarbeiter: Anja Braun, Stefan Martinkat)
  • Emmanuel Eni: The Art of Blackman in European Kitchen. 2017.
  • "Kindonkind"- Poetry anthology. 321 pages of 600 poems published in Germany 2021

References

  1. ^ a b "Künstler Emmanuel Eni zeigt „Hope of Love" in Marktredwitz" (PDF). Stadt Marktredwitz. September 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Braide, Damiete (2021-10-08). "Eni's art exhibition "Hope of Love" in Bavaria Germany". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  3. ^ "Black man in European kitchen". Cultural Diplomacy. Archived from the original on January 25, 2026. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  4. ^ "EMMANUEL ENI, HIS ART AND A TIME OF LOCKDOWN – THISDAYLIVE". This Day. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  5. ^ "Behold Blackman in European kitchen". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  6. ^ Eni, Emmanuel. "Death of the Curator". allpoetry.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  7. ^ "Emmanuel Eni in Dakar 2006". YouTube (in German).
  8. ^ "Black History Month: Emmanuel Eni". www.culturaldiplomacy.org. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
  9. ^ Pöhlmann, Gerd (October 9, 2019). "Wunsiedel: Eni setzt auf den Boom in Wunsiedel". www.frankenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  10. ^ "Eni's 'new light painting' illuminates future from Germany". A-Arts. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  11. ^ "HASKE ZANEN: ENI'S ART OF LIGHT AND REDISCOVERY", Agwuenekwachiblog (in German), 2016-07-24, retrieved 2018-08-20
  12. ^ Eni, Emmanuel. "Death of the curator (Installation)". Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  13. ^ "Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig: Kunstinstallation Emmanuel Eni - "death of the curator"" (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  14. ^ "How Germany-based Nigerian artist turned lockdown to creative forge". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
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