COLE, Teju

About the Nigerian-American photographer and author Teju Cole (b.1975 in Kalamazoo)

Born Obayemi Babajide Adetokunbo Onafuwa, Teju COLE, whose family returned to Nigeria after his birth in the United States, grew up in Lagos. He returned to the United States at the age of seventeen and initially enrolled at Western Michigan University, but shortly afterwards transferred to Kalamazoo College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He completed his Master of Arts at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. This was followed by a doctoral program in art history at Columbia University in New York. Teju COLE lives in the New York borough of Brooklyn and has been teaching as Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York's Bard College since 2011. 

Photo books by and with the participation of Teju COLE

  • 'One' (2017, together with David Campany, Christie Davis, John D'Agata, Michael Fried, Darius Himes, Leah Ollman and Laura Steward, with works by John GOSSAGE, Trevor PAGLEN, Rebecca Norris WEBB, James WELLING and many others); 'Blind Spot/Blinder Fleck' (2017/2018); 'Human Archipelago' (2019, together with Fazal SHEIKH); 'Wanderlust' (2020); 'Stephen Shore. American Surfaces Expanded' (2020, foreword by Teju COLE); 'Golden Apple of the Sun' (2021); 'As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic' (2021, foreword by Teju COLE, with works by Stan DOUGLAS, LaToya Ruby FRAZIER, Barkley L. HENDRICKS, Texas ISAIAH, Liz Johnson ARTUR, Seydou KEITA, Deana LAWSON, Jamel SHABAZZ and Carrie Mae WEEMS); 'Pharmakon' (2024)

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COLE, Teju - Golden Apple of the Sun
COLE, Teju - Golden Apple of the Sun
What emerges in 'Golden Apple of the Sun' by Teju COLE, is a surprising portrait of a kitchen table in a home at a time of social, cultural as well as political upheaval. A written essay whose themes are as broad as the photos are broad in their subjects.
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COLE, Teju - Pharmakon - SIGNED COPY TO PRE-ORDER!
COLE, Teju - Pharmakon - SIGNED COPY TO PRE-ORDER!
'Pharmakon' by Teju COLE combines subtle photos with a dozen short stories. The images were taken around the globe, expanding the oblique perspective he developed in 'Fernweh'. The interspersed images & texts act as intimate signals in our age of crisis.
58,00 € * Weight 1 kg
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more books by Teju COLE
  • 'Every Day is for the Thief' (2007/2015); 'Open City' (2011, 2012, 2016, 2024); 'Familiar Things, Strange Things' (2016); 'Black Paper' (2021);
Awards
  • 2001 & 2002: Andrew W. Mellow Fellow;

    2011: The New York City Book Award for 'Open City';
    2012: Hemingway Foundation PEN Award for 'Open City' & Rosenthal Foundation Award for 'Open City';
    2013: Internationaler Literaturpreis - Haus der Kulturen der Welt for 'Open City';
    2015: Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in the Fictional category;
    2021: Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences;

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