ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Iké Udé - Artist
The work of Nigerian-born Iké Udé explores a world of dualities: photographer/performance artist, artist/spectator, African/post-nationalist, mainstream/marginal, individual/everyman and fashion/art.

Why you should listen

Iké Udé's ongoing photographic self-portrait series, "Sartorial Anarchy," showa him dressed in varied costumes across geography and time. As a Nigerian-born, New York–based artist, conversant with the world of fashion and celebrity, Udé gives conceptual aspects of performance and representation a new vitality, melding his own theatrical selves and multiple personae with his art. Udé plays with the ambiguities of the marketplace and art world, particularly in his seminal art, culture and fashion magazine, aRUDE and recently his style blog, theCHIC INDEX.

Udé is the author of Beyond Decorum (MIT Press, 2000), which accompanied a traveling exhibition of his photography, and Style File: The World’s Most Elegantly Dressed (2008), a remarkable volume that profiles 55 arbiters of style, including Isabel and Ruben Toledo, Victoire de Castellane, André Leon Talley, Dita Von Teese, Ute Lemper, Lapo Elkann and many others. His work is in the permanent collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Smithsonian Museum of Art and in many private collections. The esteemed online auction house, Artsy, ranked him -- along with Rembrandt, van Gogh, Warhol -- among the top 10 "Masters of the Self-Portrait." He has made the coveted Vanity Fair magazine's International Best Dressed List in 2009, 2012 and 2015.

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Iké Udé: The radical beauty of Africa, in portraits

伊凱烏德: 以肖像呈現非洲的激進之美

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在伊凱烏德多采多姿的職涯和大量的作品中,他發現如何用創意方式來拒絕西方媒體對非洲人的負面描繪。在這場欣賞他作品的旅程中,他分享能喚起記憶的肖像,同時混合來自多種文化的服裝、道具和姿勢,成為對非洲複雜多樣之美的敏銳鏡頭。
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The work of Nigerian-born Iké Udé explores a world of dualities: photographer/performance artist, artist/spectator, African/post-nationalist, mainstream/marginal, individual/everyman and fashion/art. Full bio

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In 1996, I was commissioned委託
by the Guggenheim古根海姆 Museum博物館
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1996 年,古根漢美術館委託我
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to execute執行 a large body身體 of work
called "Uses用途 of Evidence證據."
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進行一項大型的作品,
叫做《證據的使用》。
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It was a cube立方體 --
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它是一個立方體,
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a very well large cube立方體, at that.
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非常大的立方體。
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Each side had a window窗口
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每一面都有一扇窗,
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in order訂購 for the spectators觀眾
to view視圖 the interior室內 of the structure結構體.
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讓觀眾可以看到結構的內部。
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The exterior外觀 of the structure結構體
was a collage大學 of Africa非洲 and Africans非洲人
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結構的外部,是非洲
和非洲人的拼貼,
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as portrayed刻畫 in the Western西
media媒體 and literature文學.
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且呈現的是西方媒體
和文獻中描述的形象。
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A look through通過 the windows視窗
revealed透露 a sharp尖銳 contrast對比:
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透過窗戶,則會看到強烈的對比:
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within the cubes立方體 are tranquil寧靜,
civilized文明, domestic國內 images圖片
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在立方體內的影像,是寧靜的、
文明的、家庭的影像,
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of African非洲人 family家庭 members會員, friends朋友
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人物是非洲家庭成員、朋友,
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and Nigerian尼日利亞 professionals專業人士,
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還有奈及利亞專業人士,
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ranging不等 from writers作家, poets詩人,
fashion時尚 designers設計師, etc等等.
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作家、詩人、時尚設計師等等都有。
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The thing is,
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重點是,
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both the exterior外觀 and the interior室內
images圖片 are quite相當 true真正.
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外在和內在的影像都是十分真實的。
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But the images圖片 captured捕獲 by Western西 media媒體
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但西方媒體報導中的影像
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overwhelmingly壓倒性 depict描繪 Africans非洲人
as basically基本上 primitive原始 at best最好,
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全都把非洲人描繪成
頂多像原始人那樣,
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or barely僅僅 distinguishable可分辨
from the African非洲人 animals動物.
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或是和非洲動物沒什麼差別。
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Not much has changed,
I'm afraid害怕, since以來 1996,
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恐怕自從我於 1996 年
做了這作品之後,
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when I executed執行 this work.
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仍然沒有多少改變。
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I began開始 my professional專業的
photography攝影 practice實踐 in 1994,
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我從 1994 年開始做職業攝影,
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but my passion and enthusiasm熱情
for photography攝影
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但我對攝影的熱情和熱愛,
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goes back to childhood童年,
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從小時候就有了,
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when my parents父母 arranged安排
for us to be photographed拍照
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當時我父母安排我們合照,
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by a professional專業的 photographer攝影師
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由一位職業攝影師拍攝,
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on almost幾乎 a monthly每月一次 basis基礎.
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且幾乎每個月都拍。
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It was also an opportunity機會 for my siblings兄弟姐妹
to dress連衣裙 up in our latest最新 gear齒輪,
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那也是個機會,讓我的
兄弟姐妹們可以穿上
裁縫師為我們做的最新裝扮。
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made製作 by our tailor裁縫.
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Later後來, when I was in boarding登機 school學校,
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後來,當我進入寄宿學校,
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my friends朋友 and I bought Polaroid寶麗來 cameras相機,
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我朋友和我買了拍立得相機,
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and then I began開始 to experiment實驗
with self-portraiture自畫像,
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接著我就開始實驗自我人像攝影,
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or what I would call
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我則將之稱為
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"proto-selfie原始自拍 auto-portraits自動肖像."
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「頭號自拍肖像」。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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"Cover Girl女孩 1994" was my first major重大的 work
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《封面女郎 1994》
是我的第一件大作,
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that was critically危重 well received收到
in the US and Europe歐洲
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在美國和歐洲都得到好評,
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and quite相當 instantly即刻 became成為
a part部分 of the school學校 anthologies選集
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很快,它就變成了
學校選集的一部分,
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at universities高校 and colleges高校.
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大專院校都看得到。
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With the "Cover Girl女孩" series系列,
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有了《封面女郎》系列,
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I wanted to reimagine重新構想 the magazine雜誌 cover
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我想要重新思考雜誌的封面,
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with imagery意象 totally完全 unexpected意外,
yet然而 profoundly深深 reasonable合理.
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用完全沒被預期到
卻又非常合理的圖像。
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The "Cover Girl女孩" series系列
proposed建議 a different不同 way
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《封面女郎》系列提出了
一種不同的方式,
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the African非洲人 can be represented代表
in a more complex複雜 manner方式.
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用比較複雜的手法
將非洲人描繪出來。
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Like "Cover Girl女孩,"
the "Sartorial裁縫 Anarchy無政府狀態" series系列
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如同《封面女郎》,
《男裝無秩序》系列
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is made製作 up of self-portraits自畫像.
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也是用自拍肖像做成。
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It is an ongoing不斷的 body身體 of work,
started開始 in 2010.
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這作品從 2010 年就開始,
目前還在進行當中。
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In each image圖片, I married已婚
disparate不同 costumes服裝
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在每張影像中,我都
結合了迥然不同的服裝,
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from widely廣泛 diverse多種 traditions傳統,
countries國家 and time frames.
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來自廣泛多樣的
傳統、國家,以及時期。
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And in mixing混合 eras時代, cultures文化,
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透過混合不同的時代及文化,
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I was able能夠 to bring帶來 harmony和諧, as it were,
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可以說,我得以將和諧感帶到
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to their similarly同樣
irreconcilable不可調和 differences分歧.
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它們看似水火不容的差異上。
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These differences分歧 became成為 a source資源
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這些差異變成了一個源頭,
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of inspired啟發 artistic藝術的 celebration慶典.
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富有靈感之藝術讚頌的源頭。
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For example,
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比如,
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in "Sartorial裁縫 Anarchy無政府狀態 #4,"
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在《男裝無秩序 #4》,
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I mixed a boater船工 hat帽子,
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我混合了一頂平頂硬草帽,
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inspired啟發 by the traditional傳統
Eton-Oxford伊頓-牛津 College學院 Boat Race種族,
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靈感來自傳統的伊頓-牛津大學船賽,
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with a green綠色 Afghan阿富汗 traditional傳統 coat塗層
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加上綠色的阿富汗傳統外套,
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and an American美國 Boy男孩 Scout偵察 shirt襯衫 --
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以及美國童子軍上衣——
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a culture文化 clash衝突 that works作品.
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這是有效的文化衝突。
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In "Sartorial裁縫 Anarchy無政府狀態 #5,"
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在《男裝無秩序 #5》,
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I wore穿著 a macaroni通心粉 wig假髮,
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我戴著通心麵假髮,
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inspired啟發 by eighteenth-century第十八世紀
macaroni通心粉 headgear from England英國.
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靈感來自十八世紀
從英格蘭來的通心麵髮飾。
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This was paired配對 with
a British英國的 Norfolk諾福克 jacket夾克,
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它搭配的是英國諾福克外套、
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Yoruba約魯巴 Nigerian尼日利亞 trousers長褲,
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優魯巴奈及利亞褲子,
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and, improbably不大可能, a South African非洲人
Zulu祖魯 fighting戰鬥 stick.
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還有最不可能的:
南非祖魯的打鬥用木棍。
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All harmoniously和諧地 coexist共存 on one body身體.
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都很和諧地共存在一個身體上。
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And with "Sartorial裁縫 Anarchy無政府狀態,"
I began開始 to invest投資 more
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有了《男裝無秩序》,
我便開始投資更多
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into the organization組織 of my pictures圖片.
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在我照片中的組織上。
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I also began開始 to investigate調查
the vast廣大 possibilities可能性 of color顏色:
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我也開始研究顏色的廣大可能性:
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its emotional情緒化 values,
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它的情緒價值、
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psychological心理 impulse衝動,
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心理衝動、
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poetic詩意 allure引誘
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詩意誘惑,
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and a boundless漫漫 capacity容量 beyond
the realm領域 of meaning含義 and logic邏輯.
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以及在意義與邏輯領域
之外的無限空間。
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Now, enter輸入 Nollywood諾萊塢.
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現在,進到奈萊塢。
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In October十月 of 2014,
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2014 年 10 月,
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I returned to Lagos拉各斯, Nigeria尼日利亞,
after over three decades幾十年 away
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我在 30 年之後重返
奈及利亞的拉哥斯,
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and took photographs照片
of 64 Nollywood諾萊塢 personalities個性.
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為 64 位奈萊塢名人拍照。
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I captured捕獲 a cross交叉 section部分
of the industry行業,
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我捕捉到了這個產業的典型,
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as well as the next下一個 generation
of rising升起 stars明星.
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以及下一個世代的新興之星。
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Nollywood諾萊塢 is the first time that you have
a school學校 of African非洲人 filmmakers電影製片人
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奈萊塢是第一間有非洲製片人學校,
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truly, truly, profoundly深深 in charge收費
of telling告訴 African非洲人 stories故事.
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真正是在負責訴說非洲的故事。
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In their varied多變 movies電影 --
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在他們各式各樣的電影中——
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from romantic浪漫 movies電影, horror恐怖 films影片,
gangster流氓 movies電影 to action行動 movies電影 --
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從愛情片、恐怖片、
黑幫片,到動作片——
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one sees看到 Nigerians尼日利亞人 portrayed刻畫
with many許多 layers of complexities複雜性.
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都能夠看到對奈及利亞人的描繪
有著多層次的複雜度。
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All the Nigerian尼日利亞, or "Naija納迦," archetypes原型,
if you allow允許, are there --
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所有奈及利亞人,或在電影中
稱為「Naija」的原型全都在,
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from the divversdivvers, the "ShakaraShakara,"
the coquette嬌媚,
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從愚蠢的人、炫耀者、調情女子、
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the gangsters歹徒, the rich豐富,
the corrupt腐敗 politicians政治家,
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黑幫分子、有錢人、腐敗政客、
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the whore妓女, the pimp拉皮條 --
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妓女、皮條客——
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all in their swagger昂首闊步.
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通通都神氣活現。
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And of course課程, you have the lowlifes卑劣
and the losers失敗者, too,
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當然,也有下層階級的人和魯蛇,
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all vividly生動地 portrayed刻畫.
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全都鮮明地刻劃出來。
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Nollywood諾萊塢 is Africa's非洲 mirror鏡子
par平價 excellence卓越.
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奈萊塢是非洲出類拔萃之鏡。
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Typically通常, I direct直接 all of my portraits畫像,
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通常我指導所有的拍照,
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from the way my subject學科
conducts行為 his or her head,
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如何擺放攝影對象的頭、
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the way the neck頸部 is tilted,
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脖子傾斜的方式、
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the expression表達 of the fingers手指,
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手指的表現、
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the gestures手勢 of the hands,
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手的姿勢、
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to the gaze凝視
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眼神的凝視,
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and overall總體 bearing軸承 and countenance面容.
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以及整體的體態和面容。
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Let me describe描述
some of the photographs照片 for you.
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讓我為各位描述其中一些照片。
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Genevieve吉納維夫 Nnaji納吉.
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格內維芙內吉,
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She is the reigning在位的 queen女王 of Nollywood諾萊塢.
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她是奈萊塢現任的皇后。
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Here, I was quoting引用 from the grand盛大,
iconic標誌性的 African非洲人 cultures文化
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在這裡,我引用的是偉大、
有代表性的非洲文化,
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of the Nile尼羅河 Valley civilizations文明;
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來自尼羅河流域的文明,
08:00
namely亦即, Egypt埃及, Sudan蘇丹 and Ethiopia埃塞俄比亞,
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也就是埃及、蘇丹,以及衣索比亞,
08:03
so as to imbue her with a stately莊嚴,
ironic具有諷刺意味, calm冷靜 grandeur富麗堂皇.
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讓她充滿一種莊重、
諷刺、平靜的華麗。
08:11
Taiwo塔伊沃 Ajai-Lycett所在-利塞特 is
the grande格蘭德 dame貴婦人 of Nollywood諾萊塢.
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泰沃阿傑莉錫特是奈萊塢的貴婦人。
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Every一切 aspect方面 of her being存在
commands命令 attention注意.
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她存在的每一個面向都吸引目光。
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So I posed構成 her with her back
to the audience聽眾.
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所以,我幫她設計背向觀眾。
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Her face面對 turned轉身 to meet遇到 us
with a redoubtable厲害的 gaze凝視.
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她的臉轉過來,用令人
敬畏的凝視看著我們。
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She doesn't need to seek尋求 our approval贊同.
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她不用尋求我們的同意。
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She's all that.
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她就是那樣。
08:40
Sadiq薩迪克 Daba大巴山.
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沙迪克達巴。
08:42
There was an unspoken
authoritarian獨裁的 and imperial帝國 bearing軸承
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見到達巴時,他會散發
一種不言而喻的
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that Sadiq薩迪克 Daba大巴山 exudes散發著 upon meeting會議 him.
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權力主義且宏大的氣度。
08:52
In this portrait肖像, he simply只是 satSAT
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在這張照片中,他只是坐著,
08:57
and allowed允許 his massive大規模的,
massive大規模的 Nigerian尼日利亞 caftan
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讓他那件厚重、有腰帶的
長袖奈及利亞服飾
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to signal信號 his status狀態.
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來傳達他的地位。
09:06
Quite相當 an accomplishment成就.
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很不簡單的成就。
09:09
Belinda貝琳達 Effah埃法赫.
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貝琳達埃芙法。
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Belinda貝琳達 Effah's埃法赫的 portrait肖像 allowed允許 me
to indulge放縱 my passion for color顏色,
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貝琳達埃芙法的照片
讓我能滿足對顏色的熱情,
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dressed連衣裙的 in a long, fitted blue藍色 dress連衣裙
that emphasizes強調 her curves曲線,
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她穿著很長、很合身的
藍色禮服,強調她的曲線,
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seated坐在 on an upholstered軟墊
green綠色 velvet絲絨 bench長凳.
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坐在有裝上墊的綠色絲絨長凳上。
09:26
I gamely勇敢地 employed就業 the multicolored五彩 carpet地毯
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我很大膽地採用了多色的地毯,
09:32
and a vibrant充滿活力 color顏色,
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以及明亮的顏色,
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in order訂購 to evoke喚起 the splendor
of the multicolored五彩 painted bunting彩旗 bird.
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以帶出多色巫屬鳴鳥的光彩。
09:41
Everything was designed設計 to harmonize
the figure數字 of Belinda貝琳達 within the frame.
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所有的設計,目的都是要讓
貝琳達和整個畫面能夠很和諧。
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Monalisa蒙娜麗莎 Chinda秦達 is, shall we say,
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蒙娜莉莎秦達可以說是
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the epitome縮影 of the luxe豪美
existence存在 and lifestyle生活方式.
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奢侈存在和生活風格的縮影。
09:57
Her picture圖片, or portrait肖像,
pretty漂亮 much speaks說話 for itself本身.
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她的照片,或肖像,
無需說明就不言自喻。
10:02
Alexx阿利克斯 EkuboEkubo is a sharp尖銳 study研究
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艾力克斯伊庫柏讓我敏銳地探究了
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in simplified elegance優雅 and dignity尊嚴
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簡化的高雅和尊嚴,
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and a harmony和諧 in blue藍色 and white白色, as well.
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還有藍與白的和諧。
10:16
EnyinnaEnyinna NwigweNwigwe
is a Nollywood諾萊塢 matinee日場 idol偶像.
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艾因納維格威是
奈萊塢的日場表演偶像。
10:20
There is whiff噴氣 of the rake about him,
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他有一種富家蕩浪子的味道,
10:25
and that gives him an enchanting妖嬈 edge邊緣.
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那讓他有迷人的優勢。
10:29
That's what I felt when I designed設計
and organized有組織的 the portrait肖像.
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那是我設計和組織肖像時的感受。
10:34
Now, Nollywood諾萊塢 is a new phase of Africa非洲.
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奈萊塢是非洲的新階段。
10:39
It is modern現代, post-modern後現代,
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它是現代的、後現代的、
10:44
meta-modern元現代, bold膽大
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超現代的、大膽的、
10:47
sexy性感的, shrewd精明
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性感的、機靈的,
10:50
and with a contagious傳染性的
attitude態度 worth價值 catching.
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且有一種有感染力的態度,
很值得去捕捉。
10:55
As the finale壓軸 of the project項目,
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做為這計畫的壓軸,
10:58
I assembled組裝 the Nollywood諾萊塢 stars明星
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我把奈萊塢的明星組合起來,
11:01
into a group grand盛大 portrait肖像
of 64 subjects主題,
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成為 64 個人物的大形肖像,
11:06
called "The School學校 of Nollywood諾萊塢,"
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取名為《奈萊塢學院》,
11:10
which哪一個 was inspired啟發
by Rafael's拉斐爾的 "School學校 of Athens雅典,"
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靈感來自於拉斐爾的《雅典學院》,
11:15
that was doneDONE circa大約 1509.
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那是他大約 1509 年的作品。
11:20
It is at the Vatican教廷.
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現在在梵蒂岡。
11:22
This grand盛大 group portrait肖像
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這幅宏偉的團體肖像,
11:25
is the exact精確 same相同 size尺寸
as Rafael's拉斐爾的 "School學校 of Athens雅典."
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尺寸和拉斐爾的
《雅典學院》完全一樣。
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It measures措施 roughly大致 27 feet in width寬度
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大約寬 27 英尺,
11:36
by six and a half feet in height高度.
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高 6.5 英尺。
11:40
Nollywood諾萊塢 also exemplifies例證了
a type類型 of modernity現代
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奈萊塢也算是現代的例子,
11:44
never before seen看到 in Africa非洲.
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是非洲以前不曾有過的。
11:47
Think of it:
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想想看:
11:48
there has never been anything
so ubiquitous普及
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從來沒有任何東西是如此無所不在,
11:53
with such這樣 iconic標誌性的 optics光學
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有著如些代表性的光學,
11:56
to come out of Africa非洲
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是出自非洲的,
11:57
since以來 the Nile尼羅河 Valley civilizations文明
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從埃及、蘇丹、衣索比亞這些
12:02
of Egypt埃及, Sudan蘇丹, Ethiopia埃塞俄比亞.
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尼羅河流域文明出現以來就沒見過。
12:07
Outside of Nollywood諾萊塢,
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在奈萊塢之外,
12:09
the image圖片 of Africa非洲 remains遺跡 frozen凍結的
in the old "National國民 Geographic地理" mode模式
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非洲的形象仍然停留在
老式的「國家地理頻道」模式
12:15
and safari蘋果瀏覽器 perspective透視.
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以及狩獵角度。
12:18
But as Africans非洲人 continue繼續 to step
and see themselves他們自己 portrayed刻畫 by Nollywood諾萊塢
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但,隨著非洲人持續前進,
並看見奈萊塢用多樣化
12:25
in their varied多變
and fantastic奇妙 complexities複雜性,
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且了不起的複雜性來描繪自己,
12:29
they will, in turn,
propagate傳播 and perpetuate延續
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他們遲早也會傳播出他們的
12:33
the positive image圖片 of themselves他們自己.
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正面形象並讓它永垂不朽。
12:36
This is what Hollywood好萊塢 did
and continues繼續 to do for the West西.
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好萊塢從過去到現在
一直都在為西方這麼做。
12:40
As shocking觸目驚心 as this may可能 be,
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雖然這可能很讓人震驚,
12:43
it is almost幾乎 a taboo忌諱 in the art藝術 world世界
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但在藝術世界中
以現代架構呈現非洲人
幾乎是一種禁忌。
12:46
to show顯示 Africans非洲人 in a modern現代 framework骨架 --
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that is to say, as polished, dry-cleaned乾洗,
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也就是說,不把非洲人
以優美、穿乾洗過的衣服、
12:55
manicured修剪, pedicured修腳 and coiffed做頭髮.
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修過指甲、修過趾甲、
做過頭髮的方式呈現。
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(掌聲)
13:04
Part部分 of my job工作 is to keep
beautifying美化 Africa非洲 for the world世界,
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我工作的一部分,是要持續
將非洲美化給這個世界看,
13:10
one portrait肖像 at a time.
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一次一張肖像。
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Lilian Chiu
Reviewed by Helen Chang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Iké Udé - Artist
The work of Nigerian-born Iké Udé explores a world of dualities: photographer/performance artist, artist/spectator, African/post-nationalist, mainstream/marginal, individual/everyman and fashion/art.

Why you should listen

Iké Udé's ongoing photographic self-portrait series, "Sartorial Anarchy," showa him dressed in varied costumes across geography and time. As a Nigerian-born, New York–based artist, conversant with the world of fashion and celebrity, Udé gives conceptual aspects of performance and representation a new vitality, melding his own theatrical selves and multiple personae with his art. Udé plays with the ambiguities of the marketplace and art world, particularly in his seminal art, culture and fashion magazine, aRUDE and recently his style blog, theCHIC INDEX.

Udé is the author of Beyond Decorum (MIT Press, 2000), which accompanied a traveling exhibition of his photography, and Style File: The World’s Most Elegantly Dressed (2008), a remarkable volume that profiles 55 arbiters of style, including Isabel and Ruben Toledo, Victoire de Castellane, André Leon Talley, Dita Von Teese, Ute Lemper, Lapo Elkann and many others. His work is in the permanent collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Smithsonian Museum of Art and in many private collections. The esteemed online auction house, Artsy, ranked him -- along with Rembrandt, van Gogh, Warhol -- among the top 10 "Masters of the Self-Portrait." He has made the coveted Vanity Fair magazine's International Best Dressed List in 2009, 2012 and 2015.

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