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Taking African Art to The World
The Tate Modern Gallery of Art sits on Bankside, London, United Kingdom. Its imposing structure is noticeable to a first time visitor to that popular suburb in London. A repeated visit means a continued admiration of an interesting piece of architecture.

POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture, Drawn art, Painting March 28, 2018

Revolving Art Incubator’s “Four Women” Reconsiders Female Gender Norms

By Adefoyeke Ajao The Revolving Art Incubator’s recently-opened exhibition, ‘Four Women’, is a reflection on the situation of females within contemporary societies. Its dominant theme is that those who were once regarded as the weaker sex are beginning to hold their own – albeit with challenges. According to the curator Jumoke Sanwo, “women […]

POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture, Drawn art, Sculpture March 23, 2018

Remembering Duro Ladipo, Travelling Theatre’s Leading Man

By Adefoyeke Ajao It is impossible to speak about the history of theatre – or film – in Nigeria without mentioning Duro Ladipo, who until his death 40 years ago on 11th of March 1978, was an astute theatre manager and industry pioneer. An omission of the celebrated actor, composer, playwright and theatre director would […]

POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture March 21, 2018

Em’kal Eyongakpa Wins Inaugural Henrike Grohs Art Award

By Adefoyeke Ajao The recipient of the first Henrike Grohs Art Award was announced on the 6th of March, 2018. The €20,000 prize was awarded to Cameroonian intermedia artist Em’kal Eyongakpa who had earlier been shortlisted alongside Georgina Maxim (Zimbabwe) and Makouvia Kokou Ferdinand (Togo). Born in 1981, Eyongakpa holds a degree in […]

POSTED IN Art, Art history, Assemblage, Culture, Sculpture March 16, 2018

Scrap Metal Resurrects in Dotun Popoola’s Irin Ajo

By Adefoyeke Ajao Dotun Popoola describes himself as an artist who is “always on the move searching for new ideas, blending training in different forms of art from different schools and studios; different techniques and cultures, in order to create a unique form of art”. “Irin Ajo”, his ongoing exhibition of hybrid sculptures, which opened […]

POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture March 14, 2018

Local Space, Transnational Connections Recalls Lagos’ Architectural History

By Adefoyeke Ajao On February 10, the Centre for Contemporary Art in Lagos, which recently celebrated its first decade of existence, kicked off its first exhibition for 2018. Titled “Local Space, Transnational Connections”, the exhibition examines the architectural development of Lagos State through the Brazilian Quarters and its contribution to “a dynamic, modern city imbued […]

POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture, Drawn art, Painting March 12, 2018

Artist of the Week – Tonia Nneji

By Adefoyeke Ajao Since graduating with a degree in Creative Arts from the University of Lagos, Tonia Nneji has worked as a full-time studio artist and has earned an enviable reputation as a painter. Most recently, in 2017, she won the Emerging Artist Award of the Society of Nigerian Artists’ Lagos chapter. Nneji has a […]

POSTED IN Art, Art history, Culture, Drawn art, Painting March 05, 2018

Artist of the Week – Abisola Gbadamosi

By Adefoyeke Ajao Abisola Gbadamosi’s art is a sight for sore eyes: a light-hearted blend of fluttering butterflies, blooming flowers, nymph-like figures and vibrant colours that seem more in tune with narratives of love, hope and restoration than with their underlying themes of anguish, bereavement and outrage. Abisola Gbadamosi Since graduating from university […]

POSTED IN Art, Art history, Assemblage, Culture, Drawn art, Fashion Design, Sculpture February 26, 2018

Artist of the Week – Ayobola Kekere-Ekun

By Adefoyeke Ajao Ayobola Kekere-Ekun is a mixed media artist who gives the traditional craft of quilling a contemporary twist. Her intricate designs are largely handcrafted and involve a painstaking technique that creatively arrays fabric, ribbons, strips of paper and other media into ornate works of art. Irrespective of her expertise at quilling, Kekere-Ekun is equally […]

POSTED IN Uncategorized February 23, 2018

Revisiting Alain Resnais’ Statues Also Die

By Adefoyeke Ajao STATUES ALSO DIE is a 30-minute film essay directed by Alain Resnais, Chris Marker and Ghislain Cloquet and narrated by Jean Negroni. Released in 1953, the film dissects European attitudes toward African art and decries the effects of colonialism on African art and culture. Considering that majority of African countries were still […]

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