Modern history of visual art in Southern Nigeria
This books takes into consideration the changes that have occurred within the visual art landscape in Nigeria during the 20th century. This historical change is the result of new cultural exchanges between Africa, Europe and America, exchanges that developed different artistic practices and promoted...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Ibadan
IFRA-Nigeria
2003
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| Series: | Africas: Languages, History and Arts
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | This books takes into consideration the changes that have occurred within the visual art landscape in Nigeria during the 20th century. This historical change is the result of new cultural exchanges between Africa, Europe and America, exchanges that developed different artistic practices and promoted new patrons. In this framework, cities have played a fundamental role in the development of modern art, especially because of the presence of a local or international art market. All the chapters of this book are related to specific Southern Nigerian cities: some are places of ancient royal art patronage (bronze casting in Benin City), some are city market where various popular expression of art could have developed (calendar in Onitsha), a few are strictly university based (Nsukka) but most of them have welcome elements of artistic lineages scattered all over Nigeria (the Fákéye family for instance). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (v-83 p.) |
| ISBN: | books.ifra.3145 9791092312577 9789788025061 |
| Access: | Open Access |