Ekene Ijeoma is an artist and designer. He was featured in What Can Design Do’s 31 Designers Fighting for a Better World, GOOD's GOOD 100 "tackling pressing global issues,” Adweek's Creative 100 "visual artist whose imagination and intellect will inspire you," and GDUSA's People to Watch "who embody the spirit of the creative community."
Newsletters July • Interviews/Features Designing Activisim (Book) • Vibe Magazine • Pigeons and Planes • Interview Magazine • Hyperallergic • The Art Newspaper • Exhibitions/Performances Germ City at Museum of the City of New York Sept. 14–May 28 ‘19 • Data 1,2,3 at Fondation EDF (Paris) May 4–Oct. 6 • Arts Summit at The Kennedy Center Apr. 16 Talks/Workshops The Drawing Center Mar. 1st • Fall/Winter Internships Architectural/Spatial Designer • Interaction/Information Designer • Software/Hardware Developer • Researcher
2018
American Flag is an op-ed which reimagines the American Flag as a living object. Website
Commissioned by The Architect’s Newspaper • Curated by Riley Hooker (Facadomy) for Object Lessons series featuring essays from Gaetano Pesce, Nancy Davidson and TAKK Architecture • Illustration by Rad Mora
2017–NOW
Deconstructed Anthems is an ongoing music performance and sound-reactive light installation in which a self-playing piano and music ensemble deconstruct the Star-Spangled Banner, repeating it multiple times, removing notes at the rate of mass incarceration, and ending in silence. Donate
Featured a jazz trio including Emmy-winning pianist Kris Bowers, Blue-note recording artist/trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and Grammy-nominated bassist Burniss Earl Travis • Commissioned by Day for Night Festival in Houston • Curated by Alex Czetwertynski • Researched in partnership with Vera Institute of Justice • Featured in Pigeons and Planes • Vibe Magazine • Interview Magazine • The Art Newspaper • Hyperallergic
2017
Commissioned by Pratt Manhattan Gallery for You Are Here NYC: Art, Information, and Mapping • Curated by Katharine Harmon and Jessie Braden • Researched in partnership with Pratt SAVI.
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Wage Islands: Immigrants is a sculpture which submerges a topographic map of NYC underwater to visualize where low-wage immigrant workers can afford to rent.
Commissioned by Pratt Manhattan Gallery for You Are Here NYC: Art, Information, and Mapping • Curated by Katharine Harmon and Jessie Braden • Researched in partnership with Pratt SAVI.