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Africa’s Iron King

Meet the Nigerian artist transforming scrap metal into colorful sculptures

Meet the Nigerian artist transforming scrap metal into colorful sculptures

Dotun Popoola has become known as “Africa’s Iron King” for his incredible sculptures that he creates out of scrap metal. The well-known Nigerian artist, who has always employed art as a means of expression, views iron scrap as a symbol of societal dysfunction and believes that it may be used to generate jobs. Popoola first…

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