31-03-2017 14:55 via theartnewspaper.com

British Museum permanently installs first Caribbean art commission

The responsibility of being the first Caribbean artist to be commissioned by the British Museum (BM) is weighing heavily on Zak Ov. Imagine representing the whole of the Caribbean in one moment? he asks. I have to get this right, otherwise Ill never hear the end of it.Ov was speaking at the unveiling of his Moko Jumbie sculptures in the BMs Africa Galleries on 30 March. The towering figures were installed in the museums Great Court in 2015 and have now become part of the permanent collection, d
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