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Afterall and Chimurenga co-publish FESTAC ’77 book

publication · 2026-04-22

The second edition of the 'FESTAC ’77: The World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture' has been jointly released by Afterall's Exhibition Histories series and Chimurenga. This is the third book in the Chimurenga Library series. It details the impactful festival held in Lagos, Nigeria, back in 1977, which gathered numerous artists and intellectuals from the African diaspora. If you want to check it out, you can find sample pages on Chimurenga's official website.

Key facts

  • Co-published by Afterall and Chimurenga
  • Third in Chimurenga Library series
  • Documents FESTAC ’77 in Lagos, Nigeria
  • Part of Afterall's Exhibition Histories series
  • Sample pages available on Chimurenga website
  • Published April 20, 2019

Entities

Institutions

  • Afterall
  • Chimurenga

Locations

  • Lagos
  • Nigeria

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