How artist Ekow Nimako uses Lego to imagine new monuments for Black youth
The Toronto-based artist joins Q's Tom Power to talk about his powerful works of art constructed entirely with black Lego.
The Toronto-based artist creates powerful works of art constructed entirely with black Lego
This interview originally aired on July 13, 2020.
Ekow Nimako is a Toronto-based artist who's transformed Lego into a medium for really powerful works of art. He spends hours snapping black plastic bricks together to create futuristic Afrocentric cities. Nimako's mission is to imagine new monuments for Black youth who may not see themselves in existing statues and sculptures. He joins Q's Tom Power to tell us more about his work.
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Interview with Ekow Nimako produced by Vanessa Greco.