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Using a Nigerian Secret Writing System to Expose Social Injustices

by Briana Ellis-Gibbs August 29, 2023August 29, 2023

Artist Viktor Ekpuk discovered that the symbols of the Nsibidi script could function as a form of abstraction — a way to reduce ideas to their essence.

Posted inOpinion

David Frum, “Axis of Evil” Speechwriter, Should Shut Up About Benin Bronzes 

Avatar photo by Billie Anania September 15, 2022April 17, 2023

Liberal establishment darling David Frum mocks repatriation efforts as a “ritual of self-purification through purgation.”

Posted inOpinion

Where a New African Museum Fits in a Post-colonial World

Avatar photo by Bami Oke April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

The question remains: Is an African museum, designed by an African architect, capable of undoing the institutional violence that it has inherited?

Posted inNews

Smithsonian Announces Landmark Decision to Repatriate Benin Bronzes

by Cassie Packard March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

The institution says it will return most of the 39 artifacts in its collection to Nigeria for eventual display at the Benin City National Museum.

Posted inHistory

Why the Mbari Houses in Nigeria Became Extinct

Avatar photo by Bryan Martin September 6, 2021September 8, 2021

Although the tradition of Mbari houses can never be revived, their rich history and broader influence on modernism in Africa is profound.

Posted inNews

The Met Will Repatriate Two Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 13, 2021June 11, 2021

Critics note that the Met has failed to address the hundreds of other works from Benin that remain in its collection.

Posted inOpinion

How a New Nigerian Museum Can Help Repatriate the Benin Bronzes

Avatar photo by Barnaby Phillips May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

Nigeria’s business leaders will have to give generously; politicians will have to put rivalries aside; and contemporary artists will have to embrace the project.

Posted inNews

Path Toward Restitution of Benin Bronzes Advances in Germany and UK

by Cassie Packard April 4, 2021April 5, 2021

Thousands of objects were looted from present-day Nigeria by British troops in a punitive mission in 1897.

Posted inNews

A Sculptor and Former Special Effects Artist Is Paving the Way in Prosthetics for Darker Skin Tones

by Hakim Bishara February 9, 2021February 10, 2021

John Amanam began crafting impressive replicas of human body parts after his brother lost part of his hand, and has served nearly 200 customers in two years.

Posted inComics

“Time, My Old Friend, She Has Changed”: An Artist’s Reflections on Quarantine

by Susan Coyne February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

A comic artist speaks to artists across the world to see how they — and their practices — have been holding up.

Posted inNews

ART X Lagos Fair Postponed in Solidarity With #EndSARS Protesters

by Hakim Bishara October 28, 2020November 5, 2020

Thousands of Nigerians have protested against a federal police unit called the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), which is accused of brutality and abuse of power.

Posted inIn Brief

Nigeria’s First Oscar Contender Disqualified for Mostly English Dialogue

by Monica Castillo November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Social media has come to the defense of Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart, which was disqualified from competing in the newly renamed category of Best International Feature Film, formerly known as the Best Foreign Language Film.

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