NIGERIAN ART-KINDRED SPIRITS (1990)

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Nigerian artist El Anatsui transforms wood with a chainsaw and fire, symbolizing colonialism. This documentary surveys contemporary art in Nigeria, with diverse threads but shared heritage. It features textile artist Nike, sculptor Ben Enwonwu inspired by masquerades and the supernatural, Sokari Douglas Kamp's motorized scrap metal art, and Ono Brakpeya's paintings addressing environmental issues.

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Smithsonian Institution