ART x Lagos

Afeez Onakoya, À dùn ún, à jà, ṣùgbọ́n a tún dà pọ̀, Bí òkèèrè omi tí ń pàdé ní àfonífojì. II (We quarrel, we clash, yet we return to one another, like distant waters meeting again in the valley), 2025, Charcoal and acrylic on canvas, 121 × 121 cm.
How ART X Lagos Redefined the African Art Ecosystem
In 1989, Paris’ Magiciens de la Terre foreshadowed much of what followed. By bypassing national pavilions and placing artists from around the world side by side, it anticipated the…