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Examining the Colonial Destruction of Traditional Values with Nigerian Artist Jelili Atiku

Examining the Colonial Destruction of Traditional Values with Nigerian Artist Jelili Atiku

FromThe Art Persists Podcast


Examining the Colonial Destruction of Traditional Values with Nigerian Artist Jelili Atiku

FromThe Art Persists Podcast

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jan 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we speak to Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist Jelili Atiku. We discuss his performance work that highlights social issues in Nigeria and beyond including political assassinations, the devasting impact of Boko Haram, and the destruction of traditional values by the British during colonialism.Thank you to Jelili for joining us for this episode. If you are enjoying The Art Persists Podcast, please FOLLOW, RATE, and SHARE. Only with your help can these stories be heard.Jelili Atiku is a Nigerian multimedia artist with political concerns for human rights and justice. Through drawing, installation sculpture, photography, video and live art performance; he strives to help viewers understand the world and expanding their understanding and experiences, so that they can activate and renew their lives and environments.The Art Persists Podcast listeners can get 15% off Bosla Arts’ 1st magazine, In Defiance, with the code: TAPP.Learn more about his work:https://jeliliatiku.webs.com/
Released:
Jan 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Art Persists Podcast is a new series offering a glimpse into the life of artists and activists bridging the arts, activism, and human rights around the world. Brought to you by Bosla Arts. Each episode will feature interviews with artists who share their first-hand experience of using art to stand up to some of the world's most feared dictators and regimes, and individuals working day and night to support and protect them.