Emeka Ogboh Lecture

Emeka Ogboh, BOATS gin, 2024. Copyright Emeka Ogboh

Join us for a lecture by artist Emeka Ogboh followed by an audience Q & A. 

Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Explore the Visiting Artists Program homepage for visitor information, recordings of past events, and more.

Emeka Ogboh is an artist whose practice engages places through a multisensory approach, incorporating sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. His installations and culinary projects weave sensory elements into transformative experiences, reinterpreting private, public, and collective memories. Ogboh’s work explores themes of migration, globalization, and post-colonialism, examining how sensory perception shapes our connection to the world. Recently, he expanded into music, debuting with the album Beyond the Yellow Haze on the label A-TON in 2021, followed by 6°30′33.372″N 3°22′0.66″E on his label Danfotronics in 2022. His work has been exhibited at major international venues, including documenta 14, Skulptur Projekte Münster, the Venice Biennale, and the Dakar Biennale.

Presented in partnership with Goethe-Institut Chicago and SAIC's Department of Art and Technology / Sound Practices

This event will be live captioned by Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services. The auditorium is wheelchair accessible and hearing assisted devices are available. For additional access requests, visit saic.edu/access.