TALK | Ken Nwadiogbu "Building Bridges Between Lagos and London"

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Artist Talk with Ken Nwadiogbu "Building Bridges Between Lagos and London"

Born in Lagos and educated in London, Ken Nwadiogbu seeks to find new ways of depicting the Black community. His paintings combine abstraction and hyperrealism, bridging cultures and continents. He is the winner of the Young Generation Art Award 2026, initiated by Degussa Goldhandel in collaboration with Monopol Magazin. The artist talk is moderated by Elke Buhr, editor-in-chief of Monopol Magazin.

Meet the Panelists:

Ken Nwadiogbu, Artist

Meet the Moderator:

Elke Buhr, Chief editor of Monopol Magazin

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All talks are free and open to the public, with RSVP recommended.

Events will take place at schwarzescafé / Luma Westbau, Löwenbräukunst, Limmatstrasse 270, 8005 Zurich.

Image credits:

Ken Nwadiogbu, Deep Sea, 2025, 166 x 94 cm, (2-teilig), photo by Ken Nwadiogbu

Portait of Ken Nwadiogbu, photo by Andrea Artz

Ken Nwadiogbu, Young Generation Art Award 2026 at Hotel De Rome on February 19 2026 in Berlin, Germany, photo by Franziska Krug

Elke Buhr und Christian Rauch, Frieze London, photo by Degussa