Derek Fordjour

Americanima nuchee ni baŋda

Derek Fordjour (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la yuuni 1974) nyɛla Americanima nuchee ni baŋda mini shikuru baŋda zaŋ n-ti Ghanaian heritage[1] ka o tuma nyɛ din jɛndi collage, video/film, sculpture n-ti pahi pɛntibu.[2] Fordjour nyɛla ŋun be New York City.[3][4][5]

Derek Fordjour
Memphis, 1974 (run 49/50)
O ya TiŋgbaŋAmerica
ResidenceNew York
Paɣa/yidanaLaChanze (mul) Translate  (Silimin gɔli July 30, 2005)
Education
Shikuru shɛli o ni chaŋHarvard University (en) Translate
Morehouse College (en) Translate
Harvard Graduate School of Education (en) Translate
Tuma
Tumavisual artist (en) Translate, film director (en) Translate, film producer (en) Translate ni film screenwriter (en) Translate
Notable workPARADE (en) Translate
Nira zaŋtiAlpha Phi Alpha (en) Translate
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Piligu biɛhigu mini shikuru baŋsim

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Derek Fordjour nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so yuuni 1974 tiŋ yuli booni Memphis, Tennessee. O lammba nyɛla Ghananima.[6]

Fordjour nyɛla ŋun daa nya MFA shikuru yuli booni Hunter College,[7] ka daa deegi Ed. M in Arts Education shikuru yuli booni Harvard University.[8]

O nyɛla bɛ daa piigi so ʒiba zaŋ n-ti Alex Katz Cooper Union din be spring 2020,[9] tum yuuni 2018 o daa nyɛla "core critic" n-ti Yale University School of Art.[9][10]

Awards, honors, and collections

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O nyɛla ŋun daa deegi yuuni 2016 Sugarhill Museum Artist-in-Residence,[11] 2017 Sharpe Walentas Studio Program[12] din be New York City, and the 2018 Deutsche Bank NYFA Fellowship Award.[13]

O tuma nyɛla din be "public and private collections" di shɛŋa nyɛ Studio Museum in Harlem,[14][15] Brooklyn Museum,[16] Pérez Art Museum Miami[17] Dallas Museum of Art,[18] Whitney Museum,[19] n-ti pahi Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Select exhibitions

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  • 2020, 'SELF MUST DIE', Petzel Gallery, New York, NY[20]
  • 2020, 'SHELTER', Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO[21]
  • 2019: 'The House Always Wins', Josh Lilley, London, UK[22]
  • 2019: 'JRRNNYS', Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA[23]
  • 2018 'Half Mast', the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY[24]
  • 2018: 'Derek Fordjour: Camelot Study', BAM, Brooklyn, NY[25]
  • 2018 'Ritual', Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami, FL[26]
  • 2017 'PARADE', Sugar Hill Museum, New York, NY[27]
  • 2016: 'Agency and Regulation', LUCE Gallery, Turin, Italy[28]
  • 2016: 'Eight Paintings', Papillion Art, Los Angeles, CA[29]
  • 2015 'UPPER ROOM', Robert Blumenthal Gallery, New York, NY[30]

Selected press and reviews

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Kundivihira

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  1. Bradley, Adam (2022-07-08). "The Historically Black College Reconsiders the Studio Art Program" (en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/t-magazine/hbcu-art-programs.html.
  2. 2.0 2.1 How Artist Derek Fordjour Turned Cardboard and Newspaper Into a Carnival Funhouse (en-US) (2017-12-18).
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Marching to the Beat of Their Own Drum" (en-US). The New York Times. 2020-11-27. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/t-magazine/derek-fordjour.html.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mitter, Siddhartha (2020-11-19). "Derek Fordjour, From Anguish to Transcendence" (en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/arts/design/derek-fordjour-self-must-die.html.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Battaglia, Andy (2020-11-10). Best Practices: Derek Fordjour's Art Stares Down Shared Fears and Vulnerabilities (en-US).
  6. 6.0 6.1 Steadman, Ryan (2016-02-03). "Nine Overachieving New Yorkers You Must Date" (en-US). Observer. http://observer.com/2016/02/nine-new-yorkers-you-must-date/.
  7. Hunter College MFA Spring 2016 Thesis Exhibitions — Hunter College.
  8. Black Sorority Project. thinktalk.com. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Derek Fordjour now represented by David Kordansky Gallery (English) (February 6, 2021).
  10. NLE honors Derek Fordjour! (en-US) (March 4, 2019).
  11. AIR Derek Fordjour (en-US).
  12. Archived copy.
  13. Derek Fordjour 2018 Deutsche Bank NYFA Fellow.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Weber, Jasmine (2018-10-09). Studio Museum in Harlem and DC Arts High School Receive Historic Gift of Over 650 Contemporary Works (en-US).
  15. Peggy Cooper Cafritz Bequeaths Over 400 Works to the Studio Museum (en) (2018-10-10).
  16. Brooklyn Museum.
  17. Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces New Acquisitions from Eleven Artists for Permanent Collection.
  18. Dallas Museum of Art Debuts New Acquisitions in New Exhibition "Contemporary Art + Design" | Dallas Museum of Art.
  19. Derek Fordjour | Half Mast (en).
  20. 20.0 20.1 Rodney, Seph (2020-12-16). Derek Fordjour Conjures a Heavenly World (en-US).
  21. 21.0 21.1 Radley, Jack (2020-04-06). Derek Fordjour Considers the Precariousness of Shelter (en-US).
  22. Rogers, Simon. josh-lilley (en).
  23. Derek Fordjour - JRRNNYS - Exhibitions - Night Gallery.
  24. Derek Fordjour: Half Mast (en).
  25. Derek Fordjour: Camelot Study (en).
  26. Ritual (en-US) (2018-02-23).
  27. Art Parade Derek Forjour (en-US).
  28. Design, DSI. Luce Gallery.
  29. Eight Paintings - PAPILLION.
  30. UPPER ROOM - Derek Fordjour - Exhibitions - Robert Blumenthal Gallery.
  31. Wullschläger, Jackie (20 October 2020). "Derek Fordjour on painting the African-American experience". Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/fca5cf82-c83d-4bdc-9ef1-3aa067b86b2d.
  32. Steer, Emily (2020-10-16). Derek Fordjour Uses Sport as the Perfect Allegory for Organised Society (en-US).
  33. Germain, Jacqui (2020-06-03). Derek Fordjour Honors Disenfranchised Communities in His Vibrant, Layered Work (en).
  34. Wullschläger, Jackie (8 May 2020). "Painting crowds, or the lack of them, from Monet to Fordjour". Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/3f584610-8b90-11ea-a01c-a28a3e3fbd33.
  35. "Derek Fordjour: Shelter" at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (en-US) (January 2020).
  36. Henderson, Jane (17 January 2020). Beyond white walls: CAM exhibition examines 'what we all seek' (en).
  37. Wullschläger, Jackie (2019-09-26). Four exhibitions bring African American narratives to London (en-GB).
  38. Armstrong, Annie (2019-04-29). Petzel Gallery Now Represents Derek Fordjour (en-US).
  39. Derek Fordjour (en-US) (2019-03-05).
  40. Artist Derek Fordjour Revels in the Game Toppling Expectations As He Goes (en-US) (2019-02-15).
  41. Datebook: Paintings of sport and art inspired by convenience stores and confession (en-US) (2019-01-31).
  42. Crow, Kelly (2019-01-30). "'I Don't Want to Be a Blip': An Artist on the Rise Adjusts to the Spotlight" (en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-dont-want-to-be-a-blip-an-artist-on-the-rise-adjusts-to-the-spotlight-11548858955.
  43. 8 Art Advisors Tell Us Which Artists You Should Be Watching (and Buying) in 2019 (en-US) (2018-12-20).
  44. Historic Bequest: Late Arts Patron Peggy Cooper Cafritz Gifted 650+ Works of Art to the Studio Museum in Harlem and Duke Ellington School of the Arts (en-US) (10 October 2018).
  45. Price Check! Here's What Sold—and for How Much—at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2018 (en-US) (2018-10-09).
  46. Tully, Judd (2018-10-03). Even as Brexit Looms, Galleries Notch Sales on Frieze London's Opening Day (en-US).
  47. 6 Innovators Shaping The Culture of NYC (en).
  48. Urbani, Shay (2018-05-25). Arts-centered New York Diversion Program for Youth Displays High Success Rate (en-US).
  49. Rodney, Seph (2018-05-05). Wandering the Artist Studios of Dumbo (en-US).
  50. Best of Zona Maco 2018 (en-US) (2018-02-11).
  51. Sussman, Anna Louie (2018-02-11). What Sold at Zona Maco (en).
  52. Rodney, Seph (2018-02-09). The Political Truths That Ground Our Athletic Heroes (en-US).
  53. Art Los Angeles Contemporary fair perks up, but is it enough? (31 January 2018).
  54. Rodney, Seph (2017-11-22). A Dreamy Carnival at the Children's Museum in Harlem (en-US).
  55. Evans, Kelley D. (2017-10-06). The portrait of an artist: Derek Fordjour dissects race, sports and culture (en-US).
  56. Artist Derek Fordjour's Immersive Wonderland Dedicated to Children (en-US) (2017-08-02).
  57. Sports Are a Metaphor for Inequality in These Colorful Paintings (en) (21 June 2017).
  58. Review: 'And There Is an End' -- but no end to its goofy appeal (en-US) (2015-03-21).
  59. Miranda, Carolina A. (15 January 2016). Datebook: Ceramic installations, Korean and American minimalism, punk-inspired pieces.
  60. Cotter, Holland (2015-11-19). "From Derek Fordjour, a Sense of Abandoned Ritual". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/arts/design/from-derek-fordjour-a-sense-of-abandoned-ritual.html.
  61. Pagel, David (21 March 2015). 'And There Is an End' -- but no end to its goofy appeal.
  62. DEREK FORDJOUR The Big Game (3 October 2014).
  63. Artist Derek Fordjour Has a Lesson for the Sports World • EBONY (en-US) (September 29, 2014).
  64. On the "A" w/Souleo: The Sports World Could Learn From Derek Fordjour's Artworks (2014-09-24).
  65. 40 amazing black artists to watch in 2014 (2014-01-03).
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