Olu Oguibe interview

In 2018, a 52-foot-high concrete obelisk standing in a town square in Kassel, Germany, was quietly dismantled and removed by right-wing anti-immigration activists. The piece called “Monument to Strangers and Refugees” bears the words, “I was a stranger and you took me in.”

Nigerian-born artist Olu Oguibe was commissioned to create the installation as part of an international art event called “documenta 14.” In 2019, the monument was returned to the city and now stands in a different location.

Oguibe is a multimedia artist and writer who lives and works in Vernon, Connecticut. His work has been exhibited in museums, galleries and outdoor spaces around the world. [continues]

Olu Oguibe website