Items similar to this ivory mask were collected in the 1960s by Americans Charlie Cushman and Herbert Cole for the Nigerian National Museum The Nigerian National Museum in Lagos sits in the city ...

Millar notes how empowering the medium is for artists, which could help African artists get around the gatekeepers. "It kind of bypasses a lot of the traditional art world structures of galleries ...

As the Nigeria creative industry evolves, more extremely talented artists push their way into the art space with bold statements about the country’s impressive position in the global art scene.