{"id":49721,"date":"2026-04-24T11:58:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themesh.art\/?post_type=eventos&#038;p=49721"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:58:12","slug":"architects-of-liberation-modernism-in-western-africa","status":"publish","type":"eventos","link":"https:\/\/themesh.art\/en\/eventos\/architects-of-liberation-modernism-in-western-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Architects of Liberation; Modernism in Western Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the unprecedented period of liberation and decolonization across Africa, many dreamed of a continent with a boundless future. Ghana gained independence from British rule in 1957, and in 1960\u2014often called the Year of Africa\u201417 nations struggling for self-determination achieved political autonomy. This upheaval ushered in a boom in cultural production and experimentation in visual art, dance, and music.\u00a0<em>Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa<\/em>\u00a0is the first major museum exhibition to examine the role of architecture in shaping this historic change.<\/p>\n<p>Newly independent African countries wanted to project\u2014both inward and outward\u2014a forward-looking, progressive, and cosmopolitan self-image, and modern architecture embodied this aspiration. A new architectural identity engaged with the political ideas of Pan-Africanism and Africanization, and was shaped by architects both from the continent and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Architectural drawings, models, and archival images, as well as newly commissioned site-specific photographs and videos, are among the exhibition\u2019s 400 objects. Nearly all are being shown publicly for the first time. Spanning Senegal, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon,\u00a0<em>Architects of Liberation<\/em>\u00a0is a revealing look at a region reimagining its future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the unprecedented period of liberation and decolonization across Africa, many dreamed of a continent with a boundless future. 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