The Tongue Is Sharper Than the Sword
Artist: Moyo Okediji
Title: The Tongue Is Sharper Than the Sword
Medium: acrylic on canvas.
Date: 2018
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Orò Ilé
Artist: Moyo Okediji
Title: Orò Ilé
Medium: terracotta
Date: 2010
The Proposal
The Proposal
(To the colonial master)
Oga, will you marry me,
and take me home?
I can be your second
even third or fourth wife
You look so handsome
and I giggle
Why the Tortoise and the Dog Quarrel All the Time.
Artist: Moyo Okediji
Title: Why the Tortoise and the Dog Quarrel All the Time.
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Date: 2018
TIPS-FROM-MY-PROBLEM-SOLVING-GENERATION
If the road is bad
buy-a-Jeep-generation.
If the oil is crude
export them for refining
then import-them-for-distribution-generation
If the schools are bad
send-your-children-abroad-for-education-generation
If there is a food shortage
import-food-from-abroad-generation.
If there is no pipe-borne water
Hope is my only light
Hope is my only light
Out of all gloomy nights
Whatever hope fights
Hope prevails