The fair—opening with Nigeria’s naira in a slump—has carried forward its “concise” gallery section format from last year and expanded its broader activities
Opening of the Museum of West African Art Institute in the Nigerian city will include a live archaeological dig
The chair of the development board at the Museum of West African Art, Nigeria, discusses why she collects works from artists who are “dangerous to empire”
The Nigerian American writer and photographer’s intriguing new book comprises a series of indeterminate images absent of human life, interspersed with enigmatic short stories that raise many unanswered questions
Despite currency collapse of Nigeria's naira and a weakened South African rand, the category performed better than the overall market
Outside of the artists' work, the pavilion will show projects made in collaboration with the Museum of West African Art
The gallery was founded in the Nigerian city in 2015 and has since added an outpost in Los Angeles
How the "discovered" sculptor is building a history of Nigeria in steel
Famous and emerging artists from the country feature at both the contemporary African art fair, with a record number of exhibitors this year, and at Frieze Masters
Government official says new claim will be made for Benin Bronzes housed in London
The lawyer and activist may play a key role in negotiating the return of Benin bronzes
The exhibition, featuring eight Nigeria-based and diasporic artists, will be curated by Aindrea Emelife
The Chrysler Museum of Art repatriated the ancient sculpture following the recent discovery of photographic evidence
South London Gallery in Peckham (aka Little Lagos) will show work of 13 artists including Yinka Shonibare, bringing to light the shared cultures of the two places
Phillip Ihenacho, the director of the Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria, calls for a new focus, based on realities on the ground rather than romantic notions of the West
Twenty-six stands span the four floors at the fair’s new Harlem space
The move may complicate plans to house the works in future museums such as the Edo Museum of West African Art
Scholar discusses restitution issue, saying that "no culture has an absolute view on looking at the world"
Doubts surface in media over Nigeria’s museum infrastructure
Nigeria’s art market has exploded in recent years—a newly elected government may now fund and build a museum sector
Plus, the Met: a guard’s memoir and Hubert Robert at Stockholm's Nationalmuseum
Many of the works investigated show a direct link to the violent 1897 raid by British forces, and may lead to the transfer of objects to Nigeria
The agreement—signed by the two countries in July—involves the return of 1,100 objects in total
"Digital Benin" catalogue gathers together information on objects stolen from the Kingdom of Benin and now held in collections around the world
Plus, contemporary art in Lagos and Chagall's falling angel
Major restitution development coincides with publication of new Arts Council England guidelines
More than 1,100 looted items will be transferred though some artefacts will remain on loan to German museums
Berlin Biennale conference will focus on "decolonising" arts and culture
The five-year memorandum of understanding comes at a moment when Nigeria is taking increasingly proactive measures to secure its patrimony and recover artefacts that were looted and stolen
Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle seeks "proactive repatriation" after "forceful removal" by British troops in 1897