Azu Nwagbogu

Azu Nwagbogu (born 1975) is a Nigerian art curator and National Geographic Explorer at Large.[1][2] He is the Founder and Director of the African Artists' Foundation, the LagosPhoto Festival and creator of Art Base Africa, an emerging virtual space dedicated to exploring and understanding contemporary African art and diaspora.[3] He was awarded "Curator of Year" by the Royal Photographic Society in 2021,[4] and included on the ArtReview list of the 100 most powerful people of the art world in 2021, 2022 and 2023.[5] He will curate Benin's inaugural pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2024.[6][7]

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  5. ^ "Power 100". artreview.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
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  7. ^ Dafoe, Taylor (2023-03-15). "The Republic of Benin Is Getting Its First-Ever National Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale". Artnet News. Retrieved 2024-04-01.