Skip to main content

MOWAA In The News

Here you can find mentions of MOWAA featured in the News.

Recent Mentions

At Nigeria’s Second  Venice Biennale  Outing, Culture Minister Expresses Pride, 7 August, This Day Live

Uyi Malaka commends MOWAA for digitizing African heritage sites, 4 August, Daily Times Nigeria

Olusegun Opadeji | New Light on Durbi Takusheyi, Katsina State, Nigeria Excavations | 29 July | Gerda Henkel Foundation

Everything is Connected, The Venice Biennale edition |19 July | Everything is Connected podcast

Nigeria’s Standout Pavilion from this Year’s Venice Biennale  | 9 July | Africa.com

How to make a 21st-century museum in West Africa | 1 July | Apollo Magazine

Foreigner’s Everywhere | 25 June | Tank TV

Culture Catch Up With Femi Johnson | 6 June | African Digital Heritage

Nigeria Imaginary Highlights

Nigeria Imaginary: A journey through history and dreams with curator Aindrea Emelife | 24 May | Art Africa Magazine

Venice Art Biennale’s Foreigners Everywhere celebrates multiplicity | 24 May | The Architect’s Newspaper

Rotting Fruit, an Animatronic Mouse and Other Highlights of the Venice Biennale | April 24 | T Magazine: The New York Times Style Magazine | Jason Schmidt

Venice Biennale titled ‘Foreigners Everywhere’ platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists | April 20 | AP News | Coleen Barry 

8 Hits of the Venice Biennale | April 19 | The New York Times | Julia Halperin, Jillian Steinhauer and Zachary Small  

A la Biennale de Venise, douze pays africains battent pavillon | April 19 | Le Monde | Roxana Azimi

Off-Site Exhibitions Review: Responses to Political Instability | April 19 | Frieze | Vanessa Peterson

You can find more pieces on Nigeria Imaginary here.

When African Countries Debut at the Venice Biennale, the Biggest Challenge Can Be Coming Back | April 16 | Art News | Angelica Villa 

In the Nigeria Pavilion, Criticism Meets Optimism | April 13, 15 | New York Times | Siddhartha Mitter 

Aindrea Emelife: One of the Venice Biennale’s youngest-ever curators is bringing Nigerian art to the masses | April 13 | Air Mail | Elena Clavarino 

This Year Marks Africa’s Largest-Ever Participation at the Venice Biennale. Here’s What to Expect | April 13 | ArtNet | Rebecca Anne Proctor  

‘War, refugees, destruction’: colonialism and conflict key themes of Venice Biennale | April 12 | The Guardian | Lanre Bakare  

Nigerian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024 to address looting of Benin Kingdom | February 19 | The Art Newspaper | Chinma Johnson-Nwosu

Hyperallergic’s Quick Guide to the 2024 Venice Biennale Pavilions

 

You can find more articles featuring Nigeria Imaginary here.