"one of the greatest things to have happened, not only to my art, but to Nigerian artwork"
"The collection is fantastic and it brings back a lot of memories going back 50, 60, 70 years."
"a transfer of the old ideas, old items, old technologies, old thought into a different, modern time"
"projecting the present, and showing the way towards the future"
Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern presents works by more than 50 Nigerian artists spanning 1910 to the 1990s. The exhibition juxtaposes indigenous practices such as bronze casting, mural painting, and wood carving with European methods and modernist approaches. The collection includes naturalistic paintings documenting real-life events and abstract works reflecting musical and theatrical influences. The show traces Nigeria's trajectory from British colonial rule through independence to the civil war era, capturing cultural and historical shifts. Senior artists describe the display as a powerful reinvigoration of Nigerian art and a bridge between traditional techniques and contemporary expression.
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