Emmanuel Eni: Israel and Palestine, Installation, 2006 © Emmanuel Eni
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Emmanuel Eni was born in Igbanke, in mid-west Nigeria
After primary and secondary school, from 1971-1982 he attended Igbobi College Lagos Nigeria and left with HSC (Higher school certificate) specializing in fine arts.
From 1982-1984 He visited Auchi polytechnic where he graduated with OND ordinary national diplom. in fine arts.
1986 -1991 he obtained BA degree in fine arts (Sculpture major) from University of Benin Nigeria.
1991-1993 MA (Sculpture) Royal academy of Arts, London
He has undertaken an extensive travel teaching, performing and presenting art through public, private, institutional, and governmental invitation. He has participated in various biennials Like Dakar, Lyon.
In 2007 he presented “Death of the curator” installation and performance parallel to documenta 12 in Kassel Germany.
Last employers and partners include:
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) department of Sculpture by Prof. Ellen Driscoll., Providence, New – Hamshire USA.
Centre Monroe for the Arts, Hoboken, New Jersey USA. Others include:
Goethe institute Lagos, Dakar, and the Institute for African studies
Bayreuth University Bayreuth, Germany (IWALEWA HAUS).
Present employer:
Sculpture department of Faculty of arts, Berlin Art University Weißensee Berlin. Germany.
Emmanuel Eni lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
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Selected Exhibition / installations / Performances
2009
“Israel & Palestine” i8 installation and performance to 250 year –SLACHT BEI MINDEN- Austtellung. Minden Porta Westfalica.
“Blackman in European kitchen- To Black history month 2009 poetic musical performance America-Haus Berlin.
Enimatic band night to Black history month. America-Haus Berlin 2009.
Enimatic- The poet- Berlin Karneval der Kulturen 2009.
2008
“Enimatic- Enimatic” 12 track blue/funk music Release by Rough trade London, Appointment as guest Prof. of sculpture. Kunsthochschule Weißensee Berlin, Germany.
“Africanize” Installation – Grassi Museum for Ethnology Leipzig, Germany.
“Africanize” Installation – KUNSTBANKEN Museum Hamar, Norway.
“Blackman in European kitchen” performance. KUNSTBANKEN Hamar, Norway.
“African Legends performance” – Werkstatt der Kulturen / Workshop of cultures, Berlin, Germany.
“Blackman in European kitchen” Performance – Schwartzsche Villa Berlin, Germany.
“Enimatic Enimal” 9 track blue funk music album release. MKZWO, Rough trade London
2007
“Blackman in European Kitchen”- Installation/Performance Goethe institute Lagos, Nigeria
“CharakterLAGOStika” Installation- Goethe Institute Lagos, Nigeria.
“Death of the curator” Installation/Performance parallel – Documenta 12 Kassel Germany.
“CrossCulture” Installation/performance” Goethe institute Dakar Senegal
Publication “Death of the curator”- Drama by E.N.I publishers Berlin Germany.
“Black Paris” Group Exhibition on position of African contemporary art in Diaspora- Paris, France, and IWALEWA Haus Bayreuth Germany.
2006
“Israel and Palestine” Installation/Performance Dak art ‘06 Biennial of contemporary Art 2006 Dakar, Senegal.
“Junking of the Elephant”- The destruction of a 20 ton “Elephant” monument made by the artist- in front of a live audience- because of the damaged ecology and nature – Berlin Germany.
2006/05
„Death of the curator”, Installation/performance, Grassi Museum Leipzig, Germany.
2005
Visiting Professor of Sculpture – Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), USA
2005
“Masqueradeundressing” (poems, tales and stories), Publication; Publisher: CPN publishers England
“Wasser Brennt” (Water burns) exhibition/installation on position and need for water world wide in the new millennium-Galerie Habari, Vienna, Austria.
2003-2000
Making of “Elephant” (20 Ton heavy munument for Nature) and “Leaf” (9 Ton monument for nature) Material: Re-enforced concrete
“Form for you”, Terra cotta door sculpture gallery, Berlin, Germany
“Life in A4″ Terra cotta door-sculpture gallery, Berlin, Germany
1998
“The rest from the last hunting”, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
1997
“Characteristics of living things”, Castle Colombi Park, Freiburq, Germany
“Time Tides”, 47. Gallery Soho New York,
1996
“Parts of CIay”, Centre Monroe for Arts, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
“Clear Walls”, Lisa Parker fine Art. 584 Broadway, New York, USA
1994
“Image Splash”, Art Service Gallery, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
1992
“Parables”, National museum Lagos, Nigeria
1991
“Sculptures and Drawings”, Nairobi, Kenya
1990
“Labyrinths”, B.A. project exhibition: University of Benin, Nigeria
“Art Expo ‘90″, Johannesburg, South Africa.
“Art and Light”, Spectral, Freiburg, Germany
“Unveiling”, Kulturfabrik, Sasbach, Germany
“Creation Story”, Albertus-Magnus-Haus. Freiburg, Germany
1989
“Drawing School”, University of Lagos, Nigeria
