I’m German so I got to link you to this interview by Freedom Radio with the German ambassador in Nigeria I just stumbled across (this clearly already being a few months old as he still uses this as an opportunity to announce January’s exhibition at Goethe Institute in Kano). Anyway, you can listen to part one here and part two here. There are some references to possible co-operations in the area of arts and culture – Uni Frankfurt’s research into the Nok culture among others. Now, let me go back to the conclusion of my thesis ...
Signature Gallery, Abuja
On my way back from Lagos to Maidguri I had another stop-over in Abuja and I used the day there to meet up with Hussein Akar, the owner of Signature Gallery in Abuja. He wasn’t around when I first popped by on Thursday on the way from the airport to Ella’s place but I was able to make an appointment for the next day. I was a bit nervous about meeting him because, despite the recommendation to see him by his uncle at the Signature Gallery in Lagos and Nabil’s friends, I wasn’t really quite sure whether I had enough questions for him to justify disturbing him. However, it turned out to be a really useful and interesting discussion. In fact, he was kind enough to call one Zaria graduate during our conversation to pass on one of my questions and provided me with his number and that of somebody at the Society of Nigeria Artists before I left. At the same time, his emphasis on Zaria graduates, Lagos as an important place of residence for artists from different parts of the country and also t
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