Hyperallergic | November 2021
Adjani Okpu-Egbe’s Paintings Trace the Legacy of Neocolonialism in Cameroon

"A Cameroonian artist explores the Ambazonian fight for post-colonial freedom... Okpu-Egbe’s paintings are urgent, visually layered, and deeply engaged with the legacy of neocolonialism."

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Frieze | October 2020
Looking for Anton Wilhelm Amo, the African Father of German Enlightenment

"In a powerful response to Amo’s legacy, Okpu-Egbe’s work confronts historical erasure, merging expansive material experimentation with urgent contemporary discourse."

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CNN | October 2014
A Dream? Or A New Art Movement

"Showcasing the bold, uncompromising voice of Afro-Expressionism on a global stage."

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Selected Press Archive

2022 Africa Is a Country, Art and the Struggle for Ambazonia — Read Article
2021 Hyperallergic, The Best of 2021: Our Top 10 New York City Art Shows — Read Article
2020 Financial Times, Artworld Proceeds with Caution and a Few Sweeteners — Read Article
2020 Süddeutsche Zeitung, Anton Wilhelm Amo: Ausstelling in Braunschweig — Read Article
2020 Der Tagesspiegel, Der Afrodeutsche Anton Wilhelm Amo: Die Ketten der Aufklärung — Read Article
2020 Berlin Art Link, Against the Wellness Binary: ‘Ultrasanity’ at Savvy Contemporary — Read Article
2020 Damn 77 Magazine, Ultrasanity at Savvy Contemporary — Read Article
2020 Kunstverein Braunschweig, "The Faculty of Sensing" (Curators’ Interview) — Watch Video
2020 Kunstforum International, Gegenwartsbefreiung Malerei: Tendenzen im 21. Jahrhundert (Print Archive)
2019 Le Quotidien De L'art, Adjani Okpu-Egbe Remporte le Prix Ritzau — Read Article
2019 Art Africa, Adjani Okpu-Egbe Wins the Inaugural Ritzau Art Prize — Read Article
2019 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, The Interview Series: Adjani Okpu-Egbe — Read Interview
2017 Haaretz Israel, Tel Aviv Museum of Art Strikes Colonial Tone With ‘Regarding Africa’ — Read Article
2017 I24NEWS English, Art Exhibition Offers New Perspective on Africa — Watch Feature
2014 Financial Times, Sub-Saharan Artists Making Waves — Read Article
2014 Whats On Africa, Review: Poppable: New Paintings by Afro-Expressionist Adjani Okpu-Egbe (Archive)
2013 Brixton Blog, Expressing Africa: Adjani Okpu-Egbe Interview (Archive)
2013 Afrobuzz, Popping with Adjani — Watch Feature