| Title | Fax from Olu Oguibe, assistant professor of art history, Department of Art History, College of Architecture and the Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago, West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and guest curator, 'Cross/ing', to Lubaina Himid, Preston |
| Description | Oguibe obtained Himid's contact details from Angela Rosenthal at Northwestern University, whom he has commissioned to write an article on Himid for 'NKa : Journal of Contemporary African Art', which he edits.
Invites Himid to participate in 'CROSS/ing : Time. Space. Movement. (An Exhibition of Contmporary African Art.)', Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida, due to open in Autumn 1996, travelling in the US and possibly Canada, Europe, and Australia. Advisors are Octavio Zaya, editor of 'Atlantica' journal, and Okwui Enwezor, publisher of 'Nka'.
The exhibition will feature ten artists. Oguibe's proposed list is : Himid, Houria Niati, Folake Shoga, Berry Bickle, Marcia Kure/Antonio Olé, Oladele Bamgboye, Bili Bidjocka, Oguibe, and Kendell Geers.
Oguibe exhibited with Himid in 'Seen/unseen' at the Bluecoat gallery, Liverpool (18 June-23 July 1994). He has asked Rosenthal for images of Himid's recent show in Trier, Germany.
Sends regards to Maud Sulter and apologies to Sydney for last year. |