Overview

• The exhibition runs from 8 October 2025 to 10 May 2026 at Tate Modern in London.
• It assembles more than 250 works by over 50 artists spanning the 1940s to the late twentieth century.
• The show is arranged thematically across painting, sculpture, ceramics and print, with a Lagos soundscape by Peter Adjaye and reading tables featuring journals such as Black Orpheus.
• Key strands include the Zaria Art Society and Uche Okeke’s call for a ‘Natural Synthesis,’ with dedicated rooms for Ben Enwonwu and potter Ladi Kwali.
• The narrative follows art through independence, the Mbari Club and Oshogbo workshops, the Biafran War and the diaspora, featuring figures like El Anatsui, Ndidi Dike and a reunited Uzo Egonu Stateless People series.