This visually striking book is the first to explore the oeuvre of the celebrated
multidisciplinary Nigerian artist. From his birth in a rural village in Nigeria to his
unorthodox ascent as a global art star Victor Ehikhamenor is garnering worldwide attention for
his vibrant and incisive works that engage contemporary art African history and the
postcolonial politics of global Black identity. Drawing inspiration from his Nigerian roots
Ehikhamenor fuses tradition with contemporary expression through intricate patterns symbolic
motifs and a rich visual language that weaves together the threads of mythology and cultural
heritage. Brimming with boldly colored photographs and reproductions this book focuses on
Ehikhamenor's most recent work such as Daydream Esoterica Saints and Sanctums Still Standing
and A Biography of the Forgotten investigating them through a transcultural analysis of
mobility circulation networks and connectivity. It explores seven key aspects of the
artist's practice-rosaries perforations installations paintings drawings collage and
sculpture-to show how he creates complex portraits of African peoples and global African
spaces.
