For over a century, the legend of King Jaja and his resistance to British rule in the Niger Delta has been neglected as a subject of artistic inquiry. A debut solo exhibition by Nigerian mixed-media artist, Ibim Cookey, whose practice delves into the intersections of art, architecture, and cultural commentary, examines King Jaja’s rise from...

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