STORIES
Nigerian Art
Guides to the artists, movements, materials, and living traditions that make Nigerian art a deep field of discovery.
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Nigerian Art: A Guide to Its Living Traditions
Explore the major traditions, artists, and ideas that shape Nigerian art, from historic forms to the energy of contemporary practice.
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Yoruba Art: A Guide to Forms, Meaning, and Looking
Learn how to approach Yoruba art with care, from the role of the head and the body to the materials, makers, and stories that give a work meaning.
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Tola Wewe: A Guide to His Art and Symbols
A closer look at Tola Wewe’s layered paintings, from their color and symbols to the questions that help a viewer stay with the work.
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Nigerian Modernism: Artists, Ideas, and Looking
A guide to the artists and movements that made Nigerian modernism a vital conversation between local knowledge and new artistic forms.
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Oshogbo Art: Artists, Ideas, and How to Look
A guide to the artists and visual languages associated with Oshogbo art, and the questions that help a viewer look beyond easy labels.
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Contemporary Nigerian Artists: A Guide to Looking
A practical way to approach contemporary Nigerian artists, their materials, ideas, and the questions that help a work open up over time.
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Nigerian Sculpture: A Guide to Materials and Meaning
A practical introduction to Nigerian sculpture, from terracotta and cast metal to wood, stone, and the questions that make close looking more rewarding.
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Adire Fabric: A Guide to Yoruba Indigo Cloth
Learn how to look at adire fabric, from resist-dye techniques and patterns to the questions that honor its makers and living traditions.
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Aso Oke: A Guide to Yoruba Handwoven Cloth
Learn what Aso Oke is, how Yoruba weavers build it strip by strip, and the questions that make looking at this living textile tradition more rewarding.
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