Management and Maintenance of Public Outdoor Sculpture in Nigeria: An Example of Oduduwa Statue Restoration in Ile-Ife
Journal Title: Asian Journal Social Sciences & Humanities - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Several millions of Naira is spent by government and private organizations in Southwestern Nigeria every year to produce public outdoor sculpture without appropriate maintenance scheme. Invariably the Nigeria cities have been littered with debris of deplorable and unkempt monuments. This phenomenon, fleeting and ephemeral in nature, has not gained deserved and sufficient scholarship in art historical discourse in Nigerian contemporary art. In the light of the foregoing, the study examined the management features of public art generally and the practice in Southwestern Nigeria. Appropriateness of public outdoor sculpture maintenance was however underscored in the study with the examples of the deplorable situation of some sculptures and particularly the Oduduwa sculpture which was recently systematically restored. The study noted that so far, competent management scheme with budgetary provision is not made for the maintenance and control of abuse against the public outdoor sculpture. Since the negligence is yet to be stemmed, the Nigeria cities will paradoxically continue to witness absurdity in beauty, rather than the realities of order and pleasurable public environment.
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1Akintonde, M. A, Oladugbagbe, F. E. A.
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