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'DELA' Interview: Remembering Tam Fiofori

 


By Oyiza Adaba

 
 

UNCLE TAM

1942-2024

 

Filmmaker Visionary Historian Critic

This interview was conducted in June 2021 for the biographical documentary DELA: The Making of El Anatsui, directed by Oyiza Adaba


The legendary Tam Fiofori, during his interview for ‘DELA’.


I’ll be a bit rude and say that the Nigerian Elite is yet to be civilized in terms of the arts. We must be quite blunt. Look at our political leaders, our so called, big rich men. Go to their houses. How many artworks Do you see? How many books do you see?
— Tam Fiofori


Rest In Peace

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Africa-Related & DELA! Team

... we don’t have beauty in our society, and it manifests in the way we behave, because it’s become a dog-eat-dog society, a rat race where the drive is to acquire money and wealth.
— Tam Fiofori




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We must be a bit careful about The Western world defining and grading our creative people in all genres, from music to literature to the arts. EL ANATSUI is one of Africa’s greatest artists, that’s the way I’ll describe him. In terms of contemporary art. He is very outstanding. He’s a huge figure, and he’s a great credit to art from Africa.
— Tam Fiofori
 

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