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| | Marilyn Nance's images of FESTAC '77 in Lagos | by Photographs by Marilyn Nance Sep 30, 2022 | In early 1977, more than 15,000 artists, intellectuals, and performers from 55 nations worldwide gathered in Lagos, Nigeria for the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, also known as FESTAC ‘77. Taking place in the heyday of Nigeria’s oil wealth and known as one of the largest cultural and political events in the history of decolonisation, the event was the peak of Pan-Africanist expression. Photographer and visual artist Marilyn Nance’s images offer a glimpse of the radical possibilities of Pan-African unity. - Marilyn Nance: Last Day in Lagos is available worldwide via Distributed Art Publishers from 1 October
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