BEAST OF NO NATION
Artist: Laolu Senbanjo
Title: Beast of no Nation, 2020
Medium: Ink and Acrylic on Canvas
Titled ‘’Beast of No Nation,’’ an allusion to a song by the late Nigerian legendary afrobeat musician, Fela. Visual artist, Laolu Senbanjo, in this piece, parades caricatures of three major politicians, the then President Muhammadu Buhari (first image), his successor; President Bola Tinubu (second image) and the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (below image), purportedly linked to waning of the #EndSARS protests’ zeal.
Senbanjo said of the work, “The atrocity of the Nigerian government is the blood found on its flag. Sai Buhari, if you found heaven on earth through the blood of your people—may your grave remind you of the broken dreams of our youths.’’