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EAST AFRICA · MOGADISHU

Somalia

Poetic tradition reborn in visual code.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Somalia's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Lerato Achebe

Lerato Achebe

MOGADISHU · SOMALIA

Lerato works between Mogadishu and the broader East African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Lerato's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Somalia.

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ALSO FROM SOMALIA

  • Sade Diop

    Mogadishu, Somalia

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  • Sade Adeyemi

    Mogadishu, Somalia

    EMERGING →

  • Tariq Cisse

    Mogadishu, Somalia

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CURATED WORKS

Available from Somalia

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Echo of Return by Sade BekeleAVAILABLE

SADE BEKELE · 2022

Echo of Return

Archival pigment print · 187 × 151 cm

Price Upon Request
Horizon Light by Sade Bekele

SADE BEKELE · 2024

Horizon Light

Archival pigment print · 110 × 71 cm

Exhibition only
After the Crossing by Lerato AchebeAVAILABLE

LERATO ACHEBE · 2022

After the Crossing

Oil and indigo on linen · 147 × 115 cm

Price Upon Request
Ancestral Memory by Lerato AchebeAVAILABLE

LERATO ACHEBE · 2025

Ancestral Memory

Bronze cast (edition of 5) · 143 × 68 cm

Price Upon Request
Crimson Thread by Sade Adeyemi

SADE ADEYEMI · 2018

Crimson Thread

Acrylic and gold leaf · 153 × 66 cm

Exhibition only
Rituals of Crossing by Lerato Achebe

LERATO ACHEBE · 2020

Rituals of Crossing

Bronze cast (edition of 5) · 196 × 118 cm

Exhibition only
EDITORIAL

Stories from Somalia

Editorial image from Somalia
A studio afternoon in Mogadishu

STORIES FROM SOMALIA

A studio afternoon in Mogadishu

Inside the studios shaping Somalia's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Lerato Achebe on process and place

VOICES FROM SOMALIA

Lerato Achebe on process and place

Poetic tradition reborn in visual code. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the east African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Mogadishu

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM SOMALIA

Emerging voices around Mogadishu

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Somalia's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Somalia

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Threads of Somalia

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Somalia

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Mogadishu

East Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

East Currents

Group show · touring East Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Somalia pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Somalia.

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