The Goodman Gallery has announced that the renowned London-based, Nigerian born artist, Yinka Shonibare, CBE RA, has been selected as part of the official Nigerian Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia from April 2024.
This marks the second occasion for an official Nigerian presentation at Venice Biennale, which will be curated by Aindrea Emelife, curator of Modern and Contemporary at the Museum of West African Art, Benin City.
Shonibare will be presented alongside Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Ndidi Dike, Onyeka Igwe, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Abraham Oghobase, Precious Okoyomon, and Fatimah Tuggar.
Titled ‘Nigeria Imaginary’, the exhibition will explore different perspectives and constructed ideas, memories of and nostalgia for Nigeria, with a scope that is cross-generational and inter-geographic.
