A king's passion : a 21st-century patron of African art

Chimedie Museum

Passion, intellectual curiosity, and intuition inspired His Royal Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe CFR, the Obi of Onitsha, over a period of forty years, to collect more than 4 000 artworks for the Chimedie Museum, in this way supporting artists from across the African continent.

This publication addresses the emerging role of art patronship in Africa and looks at how indigenous collectors are expanding narratives on the art of the African continent.

Lavishly illustrated in full color, A King's Passion : A 21st-Century Patron of African Art features 120 artists and more than 300 carefully selected modern and contemporary masterpieces, including works by Ben Enwonwu, Uche Okeke, Amon Kotei, El Anatsui, Ablade Glover, Twins Seven Seven, Ndidi Dike, Godfried Donkor, Midy, Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta, Kofi Agorsor, Frew Kebede Gemech, Tizta Berhanu, and many more. The publication includes critical essays by some of the finest scholars and experts on African art.