Benin is in the spotlight at the Conciergerie de Paris. It is through « Révélation! Contemporary art from Benin ». An art exhibition launched on October 4 by President Patrice Talon and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. The exhibition will be attended by Mireille d’Oliveira Richards, CEO of the Benin Connect company. Based in the U.K., she fights on the other side to make her country known to businessmen. She went to see the wonders of Beninese visual artists, an initiative of Yassine Lassissi with the support of the Agence du développement des arts et de la culture (ADAC) headed by William Codjo. During her visit, she thanked the Benin team for their historic and phenomenal work, after hearing from foreign visitors who were equally impressed. She also met two artists, Edwige APLOGAN and Dimitri Fagbohoun.
