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Demas Nwoko
Artist
WA-00021377
Representation
None documented
1
Institutional Exhibitions
0
Works in Collection
6
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
40%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
2026
Field Verification (4 fields)
1 cross-verified · 3 single-source
- Is PublishedPath D Subcohort4 Directory 2026-05-23· 100%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%
- LocationArtsy· 85%
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (1)
- Exhibition GraphTier 3 · Scraped/inferred40%
About
Why this artist matters now
Demas Nwoko is a Nigerian artist, protean designer, architect and master builder. In the 1960s, he was a member of the Mbari club of Ibadan, a committee of burgeoning Nigerian and foreign artists. He was also a lecturer at the University of Ibadan. In the 1970s, he was the publisher of the now defunct New Culture magazine.
Source: Exhibition Graph · Trust score: 40% · Updated 10d ago
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New Museum
In collection
New Museum
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