From Jess Castellote:
In this book; Contemporary Nigerian Art in Lagos Private Collections; New Trees in an Old Forest, we look at the art produced currently in Nigeria, and we do this through the eyes of key players in the Nigerian art world: “the Collectors...”The view of Contemporary Nigerian Art that emerges is radically different from the one portrayed in recent books on contemporary art in the continent. After spending months visiting them (the Private Collections), we can say that the surprisingly large number of local collections...
