At Bonhams in London last week, an important rediscovered portrait of an African princess by the Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu (1921-1994) grabbed the headlines, selling for a record £1.2 million. The 1974 painting, which has an almost mythical status in Nigeria where it is thought of as the Africa…
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The First Ever Nigerian Pavilion at 57th Venice Biennale Opens Tomorrow!
Often described as ‘The Olympics of the Art World’, the Venice Biennale is the original biennale which others in the world are modeled after. Venice Art Biennale is the most prestigious international art festival in the world and for the first time in its 57 years, there will be a Nigerian Pavil…