Nigerians Express Outrage As British Artist, Damien Hirst, Copies Ife Sculpture Without Giving Credit

10 May 2017

British artist, entrepreneur and art collector, Damien Hirst, has incurred the wrath of Nigerians for copying the bust of a well-known Ife terracotta head sculpted by artists from Ile-Ife in present day Osun State between the 12th and 14th century, without giving attribution to the original work.

Hirst's work titled, "Golden Heads (Female)", was displayed at his Venice show "Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable" at Palazzo Grassi is an exact replica of Ife sculpture, with no reference to Ife or Nigeria.

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