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Okwui Enwezor
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Memorial Page for Okwui Enwezor

Oct 23, 1963 – Mar 15, 2019(55 years)Died in:MΓΌnchen, Bavaria

Nigerian-American curator

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Occupation(7)

curatoruniversity teacherpoetart historianwriterart criticexhibition curator

Awards(3)

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAudrey Irmas Award for Curatorial ExcellenceInternationaler Folkwang-Preis

Education(2)

New Jersey City UniversityGovernment Secondary School, Afikpo

Okwui Enwezor (* October 23, 1963 in Calabar; † March 15, 2019 in Munich) was a nigerian-American curator. He was 55 years old. He had 1 child. His education included New Jersey City University and Government Secondary School, Afikpo. His awards include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence and Internationaler Folkwang-Preis. His cause of death was multiple myeloma.

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Born in Calabar, Cross River State

1963

Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence

2009

Died in MΓΌnchen, Bavaria (multiple myeloma)

2019

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Okwui Enwezor. Forever remembered.