Overview

• Opening on 8 October 2025 and running to 10 May 2026, the exhibition has drawn strong early reviews for its scope and clarity.
• Curated by Osei Bonsu and Bilal Akkouche, the presentation is arranged as cross‑media conversations rather than a strict chronology.
• More than 250 works by over 50 artists span the 1940s to the late twentieth century, with dedicated spaces for Ben Enwonwu and Ladi Kwali.
• Context is amplified by a Lagos soundscape curated by Peter Adjaye and reading tables featuring period journals such as Black Orpheus.
• The show traces the Zaria Art Society’s call for “Natural Synthesis,” the Mbari Club and Oshogbo workshops, the shock of the Biafran War, and later diasporic trajectories including El Anatsui, Ndidi Dike and Uzo Egonu.