Iké Udé (born 1964) is a Nigerian-American photographer, performance artist, author and publisher based in New York City, United States.

The late Henry Geldzhaler said of Udé's paintings and works on paper: "I am touched and amazed at the ways in which he manages to blend invisibly the modernist tradition with his own Nigerian roots.

Udé used the magazine cover as a stage to critique the fetishism of the upper class white model and the effects of popular culture on today's consumerist society.

The exhibition consisted of several mixed media works, assembled with material from gossip blogs, wallpaper samples, photocopies, mirrors, fashion and lifestyle magazines, and pornography sites.

Combined, these pieces illustrate the construction of the Paris Hilton phenomenon, inviting viewers to question what they really know about fame and the aesthetics of cultural decay.

These works possess a contemporary haute couture vibe,[9] or what New York Times art critic Roberta Smith refers to as "irreverent, cultural polyglot self-portraits".

[10] In a review for photographmag.com, Jean Dykstra writes, "As much as identity is a cultural construct, it is also an individual creation, and few people have fashioned a self with as much flourish as Iké Udé.

"[11] In an interview with Monica Miller, Udé said his purpose for creating Sartorial Anarchy was that "Medium-wise, I saw and felt a great need to push the language of photography forward, not at all satisfied by the prevailing old conservative approach and mentality that still obtains massively.

[17] The photos show the range of the individual's signature "looks," and feature, among others, Geoffrey Bradfield, Robert Verdi, Patrick McDonald, Steven Knoll, Somers Farkas and Jean Shafiroff.