The ancient city of Benin, the Edo State capital, witnessed an artistic rebirth when some legendary and emerging Nigerian visual artists converged on the red city for a 10-day Benin Art Fair. The ...
Benin-based fine artist Blessing Odigie has said despite its famous bronze works that scattered across museums and galleries in Europe and America, Benin art market is still evolving, unlike Lagos.
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"Every square meter in Benin City has an artist," Victor Ehikhamenor said with a laugh. He was talking about the capital of Edo, the Nigerian State, which is famed as a historical, cultural and ...
The opening of the multi-million-dollar Museum of West African Arts has been delayed due to protests. Early plans saw it as the home of the restituted Benin Bronzes. What happened since?Uncertainty ...
The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead. By Colin Moynihan and Tom ...
Ill. (3 plates between pages 246-247). Originally presented at the Third Triennial Symposium on Traditional African Art, April 1974. Reprinted in abridged form with the title "Humans and animals in ...
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) was intended to be a beacon of creativity and heritage in Benin City. Now, it’s caught up in chaos. If you’ve been on X today, you’ve probably seen “MOWAA” ...
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