Keith Obadike
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Artist Team Mendi + Keith Obadike Named USA Fellows for 2026
The USA Fellowship gives recipients an unrestricted award of $50,000 that “nurtures creative freedom and drives lasting impact."
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Four-Day Event Celebrates 70 Years of Toni Morrison’s Cornell Legacy
A four-day event featuring films, panels, workshops, the unveiling of two murals, and other activities, including a conversation with Art Professor Keith Obadike, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Toni Morrison's degree, life, and work.
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The Space Needle Will Host a Laser Light Show
GuideStar, a new art installation at the Space Needle by Cornell faculty and husband-and-wife creative team Mendi and Keith Obadike, is profiled in this article.
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The 100 Best Artworks of the 21st Century
Blackness for Sale, the work of Cornell faculty husband-and-wife creative team Mendi and Keith Obadike, is on this list of the greatest 100 artworks of the past 25 years, as selected by the editors of ARTnews and Art in America.
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An Endless Conversation: The Art and Practice of Mendi + Keith Obadike
Cornell faculty and husband-and-wife creative team Mendi and Keith Obadike have worked for decades across music, text, and visual art to explore complex histories and social tensions. The resulting pieces invite the audience into a conversation with both the artists and their material.
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Spring 2024 Mellon Urban Justice Lab Announced
Art Professor Keith Obadike and Professor in Performing and Media Arts Mendi Obadike will coteach the spring 2024 Urban Justice Lab "Sound, Music, Public Space," an innovative seminar for graduate students in the humanities and design disciplines. Interested students should submit their application by October 27, 2023.
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Counterpublic in St. Louis Pushes the Public-Art Envelope
The New York Times reviews the exhibition, with a special call out for the sonic parade created by Art Professor Keith Obadike and Mendi Obadike in collaboration with local producers and car clubs.
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Multi-College Scholars Think Deeply About Cities
The College of Arts & Sciences reports on two cross-disciplinary graduate courses taught this year as part of Cornell's Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities program.
