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“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it” (Franz Fanon). Francis Agemo has embraced the mission of an entire generation, for those that follow. Through the daily lives of individuals, the citizens he encounters, Francis Agemo presents us with a humanistic opus, profoundly political.

Through figurative art, sculptures, and paintings, the artist examines Nigerian modernity and heritage in all its contemporary relevance and political significance. This ambivalence reflects an immobile and immutable power, deaf to the demands of the people. …