Morocco and Benin will debut pavilions at the international exhibition in 2024 alongside Nigeria’s second showcase, as African artists, designers and film-makers ‘bulldoze’ their way on to the global stage
Few countries in Africa have been leading the charge in the contemporary art scene like Nigeria. In 2024, as Africa aims to buck the decades-long trend of under-representation at the Venice Biennale, all eyes will be on the west African country for its ambitious second-ever national pavilion, along with first-time participants Benin and Morocco, whose presence has been hailed as “a milestone for the continent”.
Aindrea Emelife, the 29-year-old curator of the Nigerian pavilion, doesn’t take the responsibility lightly. “It is extremely important – for Nigeria, for Africa. I feel like we are at the cusp of something – politically and culturally,” Emelife says, promising that the pavilion will “embrace the unexpected”, “show who we are”, and “shake off narrow stereotypes”.
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