On the occasion of the centenary of Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu (1917 – 1994) a major international conference at Tate Modern will explore new perspectives on Nigerian modernism in a pan-African context. Professor Christian Kravagna from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna has been invited to present ‘Collecting Modern African Art: 1950 – 2017’.

Venue: Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern www.tate.org.uk

photo credit: Ben Enwonwu working on a bronz of Queen Elizabeth II in the studio of Sir William Reid-Dick, courtesy of The Ben Enwonwu Foundation