Nigeria
Teju Cole's enigmatic new photobook is both peaceful and disturbing
The Nigerian American writer and photographer’s intriguing new book comprises a series of indeterminate images absent of human life, interspersed with enigmatic short stories that raise many unanswered questions
African art market confronts economic turbulence on the continent
Despite currency collapse of Nigeria's naira and a weakened South African rand, the category performed better than the overall market
Nigerian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024 to address looting of Benin Kingdom
Outside of the artists' work, the pavilion will show projects made in collaboration with the Museum of West African Art
Lagos's Rele Gallery to expand into Europe with new London space
The gallery was founded in the Nigerian city in 2015 and has since added an outpost in Los Angeles
'Where the name Louise Bourgeois is known, the name Sokari Douglas Camp should also be known'
How the "discovered" sculptor is building a history of Nigeria in steel
Nigerian artists are at the fore at the 1-54 fair and beyond
Famous and emerging artists from the country feature at both the contemporary African art fair, with a record number of exhibitors this year, and at Frieze Masters
Nigeria doubles down on restitution demands following British Museum thefts
Government official says new claim will be made for Benin Bronzes housed in London
Barrister Hannatu Musawa is appointed Nigeria's culture minister
The lawyer and activist may play a key role in negotiating the return of Benin bronzes
Yinka Shonibare and Toyin Ojih Odutola among artists selected for Nigeria's Venice Biennale 2024 pavilion
The exhibition, featuring eight Nigeria-based and diasporic artists, will be curated by Aindrea Emelife
US museum returns centuries-old Bakor monolith to Nigeria
The Chrysler Museum of Art repatriated the ancient sculpture following the recent discovery of photographic evidence
Exhibition in London’s Little Lagos shines light on UK-Nigeria links
South London Gallery in Peckham (aka Little Lagos) will show work of 13 artists including Yinka Shonibare, bringing to light the shared cultures of the two places
Benin bronzes: whose restitution is this, anyway?
Phillip Ihenacho, the director of the Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria, calls for a new focus, based on realities on the ground rather than romantic notions of the West
Nigerian artists stand out at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in New York
Twenty-six stands span the four floors at the fair’s new Harlem space
Nigeria transfers ownership of Benin Bronzes to royal ruler—confusing European museums' plans to return artefacts
The move may complicate plans to house the works in future museums such as the Edo Museum of West African Art
Nigeria’s hotly-anticipated Edo Museum of West African Art: newly appointed curator Aindrea Emelife discusses her plans
Scholar discusses restitution issue, saying that "no culture has an absolute view on looking at the world"
Germans falter on Benin bronzes’ return to Nigeria
Doubts surface in media over Nigeria’s museum infrastructure
After a landmark election, will Nigeria now invest in its museums?
Nigeria’s art market has exploded in recent years—a newly elected government may now fund and build a museum sector
Nigeria’s pivotal election: what's the future of art and culture in the country?
Plus, the Met: a guard’s memoir and Hubert Robert at Stockholm's Nationalmuseum
Artefacts in Swiss museums were looted from the Kingdom of Benin, new report says
Many of the works investigated show a direct link to the violent 1897 raid by British forces, and may lead to the transfer of objects to Nigeria
Germany kicks off major Benin bronze restitution with return of 20 artefacts to Nigeria
The agreement—signed by the two countries in July—involves the return of 1,100 objects in total
Benin bronzes online database goes live with details of thousands of looted artefacts
"Digital Benin" catalogue gathers together information on objects stolen from the Kingdom of Benin and now held in collections around the world
London's National Gallery revamp row: is it a sensitive makeover or like 'an airport lounge'?
Plus, contemporary art in Lagos and Chagall's falling angel
Horniman Museum in London hands over Benin bronzes to Nigeria
Major restitution development coincides with publication of new Arts Council England guidelines
‘The Benin Bronzes are returning home’: Germany and Nigeria sign historic restitution agreement
More than 1,100 looted items will be transferred though some artefacts will remain on loan to German museums
Berlin announces several restitution agreements with Namibia, Cameroon and Nigeria
Berlin Biennale conference will focus on "decolonising" arts and culture
The US and Nigeria sign cultural property agreement
The five-year memorandum of understanding comes at a moment when Nigeria is taking increasingly proactive measures to secure its patrimony and recover artefacts that were looted and stolen
Another UK museum will return a Benin bronze to Nigeria
Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle seeks "proactive repatriation" after "forceful removal" by British troops in 1897
Nigeria seeks to calm tensions over return of Benin bronzes
Government museums body takes control of repatriated artefacts after ruler of Benin challenges new trust set up to unify Nigerian claimants
National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC plans to return looted Benin cockerel to Nigeria
The museum is “eager to work with the relevant parties in Nigeria” to restitute the sculpture
The Met repatriates looted Benin works
Two 16th century brass plaques and a 14th century Ife head have been returned to Nigeria