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The life of a collector is always a challenging subject for biographers. Never mind that the materials they need are readily available. However, it is impossible to know, which works to include and what not, especially when the early stages of collection comes to mind.
And to put over 250 works from a massive collection together, the biographer and his subject must have worked so hard to identify works that not only represent the variety, but also the breadth of his collection.
The book, For Art’s Sake, which Jess Castellote co-edited with Akinyemi Adetunji and Lanre Fisher, offers a well-curated visual feast of artworks a blizzard of beautiful pictures. Its chapters breeze through historical landmark periods and events, offering useful insights into the evolution of art in the country within the last 60 to 70 years.