OSOGBO: ART & HERITAGE
“The Osogbo Art movement was born as a cultural response to colonialism in 20th century art. Artists such as Picasso and Modigliani egregiously appropriated African art ideas for their own benefit and success.”
The OSOGBO: Art & Heritage exhibition is a 63-year retrospective of contemporary art from the world-renowned Osogbo School of Art in Nigeria.
The Osogbo School of Art was spearheaded by European scholar Ulli Beier and artist Susanne Wenger in the early 1960s. Along with renowned Nigerian playwright Duro Ladipo, they started the Mbari Mbayo Art Club to provide artistic training to young artists in an effort to restore the strength, beauty, and originality of African Art back to its source.
This collection features over 30 works from progenitors of the Osogbo Art Movement, as well as younger generations who have kept the legacy of Osogbo Art alive.
The collection has been shown in the South and Midwest and will be available for booking after November 2024.
×
![]()
SPECIFICATIONS:
- 30+ mixed media works, including bead paintings, batik, aluminum repousse, and works on paper.
- Artists featured: Susanne Wenger, Twins 77, Nike Okundaye, Chief Jimoh Buraimoh, Gift Orakpo, Lanre Buraimoh, Labayo Ogundele, Taiwo Olatunde, Ade Oyelami, Tunde Odunlade, James Adedayo, Oladapo Agboola
- 16 text panels, 2 pop up 33 x 81 panels.
- Educational programs, workshops, and guest artists available by special arrangement.
MEDIA/PRESS
