6. Biennale – Padiglione Nigeria
Il progetto Nigeria Imaginary rappresenta la Nigeria alla Biennale di Venezia.
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Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Ndidi Dike, Onyeka Igwe, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Abraham Oghobase, Precious Okoyomon,
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, and Fatimah Tuggar
Official Nigeria Presentation
60th International Art Exhibition
La Biennale di Venezia
You are invited to a press preview of Nigeria Imaginary, curated by Aindrea Emelife, and the official inauguration of the Nigeria Pavilion. The Nigeria Pavilion is commissioned by His Excellency Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State, on behalf of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, with the forthcoming Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria serving as the Pavilion’s organizer.
Wednesday, April 17 at 9am CET
The Official Pavilion of Nigeria
Rio Terà Canal, 3121, 30123 Venezia, Italy
To RSVP, please contact nigeriapavilion@finnpartners.
Please visit the Nigeria Imaginary website for more information about the artists, curator, and the Biennale Arte 2024: nigeriaimaginary.com
Transportation:
The Nigeria Pavilion is a 4-minute walk northwest from the Ca ‘Rezzonico stop or an 8-minute walk northeast from the San Basilio stop.
Nigeria Imaginary at the Nigeria Pavilion
Curated by Aindrea Emelife
Commissioned by Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on behalf of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy
Organized by the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria
For the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the Nigeria Pavilion will present Nigeria Imaginary, marking the country’s second time participating in the global event. The group exhibition, curated by Aindrea Emelife, will feature new, commissioned, site-specific works by eight artists—Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Ndidi Dike, Onyeka Igwe, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Abraham Oghobase, Precious Okoyomon, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, and Fatimah Tuggar—in response to the theme and exhibition title. Across mediums and disciplines, the works imagine new possibilities for Nigeria, at times investigating the impact of colonialism, and reimagining a new nation that could have been; together the works create a manifesto for the future. The pavilion’s commissioner is Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Nigeria’s Edo State, on behalf of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, with the forthcoming Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) serving as its organizer. The exhibition will travel to MOWAA in an expanded form.
