Iké Udé: The radical beauty of Africa, in portraits
Iké Udé: A beleza radical de África, em retratos
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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by the Guggenheim Museum
encomendou a execução
chamado "Utilização de Evidências".
called "Uses of Evidence."
to view the interior of the structure.
o interior da estrutura.
was a collage of Africa and Africans
era uma colagem de África e de africanos
media and literature.
e na literatura do Ocidente.
revealed a sharp contrast:
revelava um profundo contraste.
civilized, domestic images
tranquilas, civilizadas e domésticas
seus amigos,
fashion designers, etc.
estilistas de moda, etc.
images are quite true.
como as do interior são reais.
pelos "media" ocidentais,
as basically primitive at best,
como primitivos, quando muito,
from the African animals.
dos animais africanos.
I'm afraid, since 1996,
infelizmente, desde 1996,
photography practice in 1994,
profissional em 1994,
for photography
e entusiasmo pela fotografia
for us to be photographed
nos faziam fotografar
to dress up in our latest gear,
o seu fato novo
no colégio interno,
comprámos máquinas Polaroid
with self-portraiture,
os autorretratos
foi o meu primeiro trabalho importante
in the US and Europe
nos EUA e na Europa
a part of the school anthologies
das antologias escolares
a capa das revistas
yet profoundly reasonable.
embora profundamente razoável.
proposed a different way
apresentava uma forma diferente
in a more complex manner.
de forma mais complexa.
the "Sartorial Anarchy" series
é feita de autorretratos.
iniciados em 2010.
started in 2010.
disparate costumes
roupas díspares
muito diversas.
countries and time frames.
irreconcilable differences.
aparentemente irreconciliáveis.
Eton-Oxford College Boat Race,
entre as faculdades de Eton-Oxford,
verde do Afeganistão
macaroni headgear from England.
do século XVIII em Inglaterra,
a British Norfolk jacket,
britânico Norfolk,
Zulu fighting stick.
dos zulus da África do Sul.
num único corpo.
I began to invest more
comecei a investir mais
the vast possibilities of color:
as enormes possibilidades da cor,
the realm of meaning and logic.
do significado e da lógica.
after over three decades away
ao fim de mais de 30 anos fora
of 64 Nollywood personalities.
a 64 personalidades de Nollywood.
of the industry,
da indústria,
of rising stars.
de estrelas em ascensão.
a school of African filmmakers
de cineastas africanos que temos
of telling African stories.
em contar histórias africanas.
gangster movies to action movies --
de gângsteres, de ação —
with many layers of complexities.
com muitas camadas de complexidade.
if you allow, are there --
se assim quiserem, estão ali
the coquette,
as "coquettes",
the corrupt politicians,
os políticos corruptos,
and the losers, too,
os marginais e os perdedores,
par excellence.
por excelência.
quem dirijo todos os meus retratos,
conducts his or her head,
coloca a cabeça,
some of the photographs for you.
algumas das fotografias.
iconic African cultures
das grandes culturas africanas icónicas
o Sudão e a Etiópia,
ironic, calm grandeur.
majestosa, irónica e tranquila.
the grande dame of Nollywood.
é a grande dama de Nollywood.
commands attention.
atraem a atenção.
to the audience.
para o público,
with a redoubtable gaze.
com um olhar assustador.
a nossa aprovação.
authoritarian and imperial bearing
autoritária e imperial
quando o conheci.
a estar sentado,
massive Nigerian caftan
cafetã nigeriano
to indulge my passion for color,
dedicar-me à minha paixão pela cor,
that emphasizes her curves,
que lhe acentua as curvas,
green velvet bench.
de veludo verde.
of the multicolored painted bunting bird.
do pássaro multicolor.
the figure of Belinda within the frame.
a figura de Belinda com o enquadramento.
existence and lifestyle.
e do estilo de vida luxuoso.
pretty much speaks for itself.
praticamente fala por si.
is a Nollywood matinee idol.
das matinées de Nollywood.
and organized the portrait.
e organizei o retrato.
attitude worth catching.
que vale a pena captar.
of 64 subjects,
com 64 pessoas,
by Rafael's "School of Athens,"
na "Escola de Atenas", de Rafael,
as Rafael's "School of Athens."
da "Escola de Atenas" de Rafael.
a type of modernity
um tipo de modernidade
so ubiquitous
in the old "National Geographic" mode
no modo antigo da "National Geographic"
and see themselves portrayed by Nollywood
continuam a avançar
and fantastic complexities,
variadas e fantásticas,
propagate and perpetuate
por sua vez,
and continues to do for the West.
e continua a fazer pelo Ocidente.
numa moldura moderna
e bem penteados.
beautifying Africa for the world,
a embelezar África para o mundo,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Iké Udé - ArtistThe 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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