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Njideka Akunyili Crosby
14 quotes
“My art addresses my internal tension between my deep love for Nigeria, my country of birth, and my strong appreciation for Western culture, which has profoundly influenced both my life and my art.”
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You don't exist if you aren't represented... i felt a need to claim my own social existence by making the representation happen.”
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you do what you love, it would never feel like work”
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“When I have kids, I think it will be okay for me to question the choices they make, especially if they aren’t part of my world, or things I have no idea about”
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When parents challenge, it comes from a place of love”
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“How do we maintain our identity as proud Nigerians and also integrate into the new society we find ourselves in,to create this new hybrid identity?”
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Some people did not teach their children the native language because they thought it made you stupid! There was an inferiority complex associated with things too Nigerian”
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In my generation there is that feeling of, We have to hang on because traditions are vanishing.”
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“There’s excitement about being Nigerian and a pride that didn’t exist when I was younger.”
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“I always make sure the woman is in a position of power—where her agency is not questioned and where she is an active participant.”
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“I grew up with strong women, so it’s important for me to maintain that in my work.”
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“The universe depicted in my work is neither Nigeria nor America, but some other space, the space that every immigrant occupies.”
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My work is about that space where things overlap, where things are not easily defined, and where you are navigating multiple worlds at the same time.”
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m trying to create a language that speaks to a global community, but is rooted very specific to where I’m from.”
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source