A Shining Moment of Pan-African Promise in a New Book
A new book from photographer Marilyn Nance, Last Day in Lagos, showcases the unbridled passion, creativity, and push for Pan-Africanism that existed
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A new book from photographer Marilyn Nance, Last Day in Lagos, showcases the unbridled passion, creativity, and push for Pan-Africanism that existed
Marilyn Nance’s new book 'Last Day in Lagos' is an incomparable collection of photographs documenting FESTAC '77 (Fourthwall Books), a landmark Pan African festival of artists of African descent from around the globe that took place in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977.
Marilyn Nance was 23 when she photographed FESTAC ’77, the immense gathering of Black artists in Nigeria. In ‘Last Day in Lagos,’ she shares her archive.
“Let us start thinking of what will revamp our economy. I know culture is one of what we are talking about,” CBAAC director-general said.
The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) says it will hold the commemoration of the Festival of Black Arts and Culture of 1977 at 45 (FESTAC ’77 @ 45) by using culture to revamp the nation’s economy.