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Okwui Enwezor, Curator with a Worldwide Vision, Has Died

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On 15 March, Okwui Enwezor finally succumbed to a long illness. Though only 55, he had already left his mark on contemporary art. A major champion of African photography who advocated the opening of institutions and artistic events to all fields, the Nigerian-born American helped to revive the biennial landscape, a movement...
Okwui Enwezor Okwui Enwezor, Curator with a Worldwide Vision, Has Died
Okwui Enwezor
Photo : Giorgio Zucchiatti. Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
On 15 March, Okwui Enwezor finally succumbed to a long illness. Though only 55, he had already left his mark on contemporary art. A major champion of African…
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