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Nigerian Artists to the Fore at 1:54 Art Fair

Nigerian Artists to the Fore at 1:54 Art Fair

The Art Newspaper · 13 Oct, 2023 @ 09:57

The market for Nigerian art could be tested this week at I:54 where Wunika Mukan presents works by Victor Ubah, and Damilola Onosowobo is being being shown by Affinity Gallery, while Ben Enwonwu’s Negritude (1977) is presented by kó Gallery at Frieze Masters.

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