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The Lawyer who Painted Beyonc茅's Face

The Nigerian artist who used to be a human rights lawyer before moving to New York and collaborating with Beyonc茅.

The Nigerian artist Laolu Senbanjo grew up in the city of Ilorin, in western Nigeria, a Yoruba household. He became a human rights lawyer, but painting was always his passion. Eventually he moved to New York to focus on his art and ended up collaborating with Beyonc茅. He worked on the video for her track 'Sorry' which features on the album 'Lemonade'.

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Image: Laolu Senbanjo
Credit: TED

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