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Aderemi Adegbite
Portrait of the artist by Seed Adegbite
Portrait of the artist by Seed Adegbite
Born28th February, 1982
Ebute Metta, Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Occupation(s)Contemporary artist, curator, poet, publisher
Websitewww.aderemiadegbite.com

Aderemi Adegbite (born 1982, Yoruba, Lagos, Nigeria) is a contemporary artist-curator, poet, and publisher. As a multidisciplinary artist, his work explores human experience and perception boundaries.

Early life & Career

Aderemi[1] was born Abdullah Aderemilekun Adegbite in Iwaya, Lagos State, Nigeria, a neighbouring community to Makoko both on the land and waterfront. At age 9, he relocated to his home town, Inisa where he lived with his aunt until he was 12. He returned to Lagos to live with his parents and further his education. At an early age, Aderemi would freely draw on the back page of coupons in his father’s Pool House and past the drawings on the wall. He spent several years learning from his father, the business of gambling determined by the winnings and draws of the UEFA Champions League.

Subsequently, he started his independent artistic career partly as self-taught and partly through internships which exposed him to working with renowned cultural producers and curators through projects such as the travelling exhibition titled: “Africa: See You, See Me,” curated by Prof. Awam Amkpa of New York University and “White Money” a project of Flinn Works[2] in Berlin, Germany. In 2010, he conceived a project, P.A.G.E.S[3] – a confluence of visual art and literature. This project got the approval of the late Bisi Silva, and it was part of several exhibitions at the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA, Lagos)[4] until 2013. His curatorial interest is in interception between literature, performance, and social and visual arts. He has consistently collaborated with local and international performance artists on his social art projects.

Vernacular Art-space Laboratory

In May 2016, the Vernacular Art-space Laboratory[5] (VAL Lagos) started as a non-space artist-led and artist-run initiative with its first project being the Iwaya Community Art Festival which metamorphosed into the Iwaya Community Art Biennial. A platform founded by Aderemi is dedicated to promoting artists' projects that serve as conduits for the dissemination of artistic interventions. The series of community interventions and projects on this platform are the embodiment of Aderemi’s belief in the power of art as a catalyst for social change. More than fifteen international artists have participated in the festival since 2016. Apart from Communal Re-Imagination – an alternative art education program funded by the Prince Claus Fund through its Next Generation grant. VAL Lagos continues to work with young people in the Iwaya Community and environs with projects like VAL Satellite Lab – an extracurricular art program in collaboration with high schools around the community.

Tutuola Institute

The Tutùọlá Institute[6] is an alternative artistic platform for critical reflection and practices in our post-colonial world. The institute aims to promote the Yoruba language, philosophy, spirituality and culture in selected countries while fostering international cooperation and collaboration with private and public cultural institutions, artist collectives and networks within the creative industries. As an artistic intervention, it challenges the concept of "cultural relations" and "soft power" used by the Global North as an instrument of foreign mission. The institute was inaugurated in 2021 at Sophiensaele[7], Berlin, it invited artists from Germany, Brazil, and Tanzania whose works reflect the theme of inequality and humanity. The White Money [8] project addresses the complex issues surrounding the management of money and the phenomenon of power games between institutions and cultural actors in the Global North and the Global South. Tutùọlá Institute[9] is registered as a private company Limited by Guarantee Charity in Nigeria with the registration number: RC: 1839417[10]. And with a home office in Iwaya Community on Lagos Mainland. Aderemi Adegbite is the Director-at-Large of Tutùọlá Institute.

Curatorial projects

  • 2020-2022 John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History[11] – Museum’s Subject Curator.
  • 2022 “Erections Are Coming” an online exhibition. Co-curator with Ayodele Arigbabu
  • 2021 “No Victor, No Vanquished: The World At The Crossroads” – Iwaya Community Art Biennial – I C A B Lagos 2021[12]. Artistic Director/Curator
  • 2021 “We Live In The Abroad” – Inaugural exhibition of Tutuola Institut Director-at-Large/Curator
  • 2021 Ogbon Ologbon –Wisdom of the Other– Communal Re-Imagination II Graduate Exhibition. Artistic Director/Curator
  • 2021 “Postscripts” – a group exhibition on COVID-19. Artistic Director/Curator
  • 2019 Irin Ajo – Journeying Moment - Communal Re-Imagination Graduate Exhibition. Artistic Director/Curator
  • 2016 – 2018 Iwaya Community Art Festival (I C A F Lagos) – a community-based international art festival. Artistic Director/Curator
  • 2011 – 2013 Africa: See You, See Me[13], a travelling photography exhibition at Iwalewa Centre of Art (Bayreuth, Germany), the Macau National Museum of Art (Macau, Republic of China), Goethe Institut (Dakar, Senegal), the National Museum of Nigeria and Nike Art Gallery (Nigeria) – Assistant Curator to Prof. Awam Amkpa - NYU
  • 2009 – 2013 P.A.G.E.S[14], a confluence of writers and artists in collaboration with the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) Lagos in Nigeria– Curator
  • 2008 – 2009 Fashion Revolution, a fashion talent exhibition in Nigeria – Curator
  • 2006 – 2010 POETRY POTTER, a monthly literary and performing arts in Lagos, Nigeria – Curator

Awards and residencies

  • 2021 Flinn Works funded by Fonds Darstellende Künste, Berlin Germany
  • 2021 British Council, Nigeria – Multiplier Lab Grant for Communal Re-Imagination
  • 2018 Prince Claus Fund - Next Generation Grant for Communal Re-Imagination - an Alternative Community Art School project.
  • 2022/23 Fellowship at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Germany[15]
  • 2017 HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts, Dresden, Germany
  • 2017 Grigri Pixel[16] Residency programme, Madrid, Spain.
  • 2016 The African Sun Center in Bamako, Mali
  • 2015 Yayasan Biennale Yogyakarta, Indonesia[17]
  • 2015/2016 Visiting Artist at Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS), University of Bayreuth, Germany
  • 2009 Visiting Program by Goethe Institut, Berlin, Germany

Publishing

  • 2017 ‘Romance and Reasons’ a poetry collection by Aderemi Adegbite, published by Image Books
  • 2017 ‘We’re are Fish’ a poetry collection by Ahmed Maiwada, published by Image Books
  • 2014 ‘Symphony of Becoming’ a poetry collection by Iquo Eke, published by Image Books
  • 2011 ‘Endless Roads’ a poetry collection by Ralph Tathagata, published by Image Books

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2014: ARENA, Center of Contemporary Art, Torun, Poland
  • 2015: Biennale Jogja XIII, Equator No. 3 2015, Indonesia
  • 2018: ReSignifications: The Black Mediterranean[18]


References

  1. ^ Yinka, Olatunbosun (20 January 2019). "Aderemi Adegbite The Charm of Resilience". ThisDay Newspapers. THISDAY Newspapers LTD. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ "White Money". Flinn Works. Flinn Work. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ^ "P.A.G.E.S". Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ https://ccalagos.org/
  5. ^ Oris, Aigbokhaevbolo (April 2023). "Dreaming Art in an Unlikely Place". e-flux. E-flux. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ^ Yinka, Olatunbosun (17 November 2021). "Tutùọlá Institute Launches with Inaugural Exhibition in Berlin". ThisDay Newspapers. THISDAY Newspapers LTD. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ^ https://sophiensaele.com/en/stueck/rehema-chachage-aderemi-adegbite-kwa-niaba-yako-i-shredded-them-tutuola-institute
  8. ^ "White Money". White Money. Flinn Work. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Vernacular Power Play with Aderemi Adegbite". fugitive-radio. Sumugan Sivanesan. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  10. ^ https://b2bhint.com/en/company/ng/tutuola-institute-ltdgte--RC-1839417
  11. ^ https://jkr-v10pilot.webflow.io/collecting-culture/fela-kuti
  12. ^ Bolaji, Alonge (21 December 2021). ""No Victor, No Vanquished: The World At The Crossroads"". Eye Of A Lagos Boy. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Africa: See You, See Me". Terraesplendida. Terraesplendida. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ^ "P.A.G.E.S". Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  15. ^ https://www.akademie-solitude.de/de/solitude-blog/embracing-solitude-and-empowering-communities/
  16. ^ "Grigri Pixel". Grigri Projects. Grigri Projects. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Yayasan Biennale Yogyakarta". Yayasan Biennale Yogyakarta. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  18. ^ "ReSignifications: The Black Mediterranean". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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