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kó is pleased to present a solo exhibition of screen prints by Nigerian modernist Uzo
Egonu (1931-1996), taking place September 18- October 7, 2021.

Uzo Egonu was a Nigerian-born artist who settled in Britain in the 1940s, where he was
based until his death in 1996. Working primarily in painting and printmaking, Uzo Egonu
combined references from Igbo and European cultural traditions to form a unique
modernist language. Egonu’s prints are characterised by an illustrious use of color and
geometric forms. This series of prints was made in the 1980s and represent the mature
phase of Egonu’s oeuvre. …