Edward Tyler Nahem
- Producer
Edward Tyler Nahem is an art dealer, theater and film producer and
entrepreneur. His gallery, Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, on 57th Street
in New York City specializes in Modern, Post-War and Contemporary art.
He is a producer of the multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway show and
Royal National Theatre hit, Fela!, about the life of the singer Fela
Kuti. Nahem is the executive producer of the award-winning documentary
I Bring What I Love, about the Senegalese singer and social activist
Youssou Ndour. As well, he is executive producer of the forthcoming
film Incorruptible, about the highly charged 2012 presidential election
in Senegal, resulting in the end of a long, corrupt regime and new hope
for democracy there. The documentary has received funding from the
prestigious Sundance Institute. He is a partner in OkayAfrica, a web
site devoted to Africa's New Wave. OkayAfrica is a multi-faceted hub -
part guide, part community - focusing on Africa's emerging music,
fashion, art, culture and politics, through its youth culture on a
continent with half of its population under age 25. It is a sister site
to DJ and producer Questlove's sister site, Okayplayer. Nahem is the
co-founder of the fashion boutique Beedagel, with the Ghanian
supermodel Belinda Baidoo, in Accra, Ghana. A board member of the New
Africa Center, Nahem has been instrumental in helping the center
progress from its former incarnation as the Museum for African Art,
into a multi-dimensional entity, which is slated to open in 2013. The
ambition for the center is that it will become the North American hub
for dialogue on critical issues of the day facing development,
understanding and advancement for the African continent, its citizens
and culture. In addition to policy, the center focuses on performance,
education, collaboration, as well as houses a world-class art museum.
Out of the office, Nahem is constantly deepening his connection to
African culture, music and social issues. In addition to the New Africa
Center, Nahem sits on the board of Bomb magazine, and is a longtime
supporter of the Fresh Air Fund.
