The Atlas · 12 artists · 9 cities in 5 countries

Map of Africa: documented artists by city of originAddis Ababa, ET: 1 artistAgbarha-Otor, NG: 1 artistAnyako, GH: 1 artistBotshabelo, ZA: 1 artistIdumuje-Ugboko, NG: 1 artistLagos, NG: 1 artistNimo, NG: 1 artistOmdurman, SD: 1 artistOnitsha, NG: 1 artist
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artists documented
12
artworks
5
exhibitions
3
institutions
7
literature records
8
published sources
76
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Literature

  1. Okwui Enwezor and Chika Okeke-Agulu. El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale. 2019.
  2. Okwui Enwezor and Chika Okeke-Agulu. Contemporary African Art Since 1980. 2009.
  3. Sidney Littlefield Kasfir. Contemporary African Art. 1999.
  4. Barbara Lindop. Gerard Sekoto. 1988.

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