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Lagos Budding 50: Portraits from a Megacity
Helen Gebregiorgis is an Eritrean-American researcher and visual storyteller. She recently held a photography exhibition titled Lagos: Budding 50, at the Revolving Art Incubator in Victoria Island. This project was inspired by the Lagos @ 50 commemorations and “celebrates the stories of diverse, ambitious and resilient young Lagosians as they strive to better themselves and […]
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Influence on Modern Art: Tamara de Lempicka
By Tobi Onifade One of my favourite quotes which coincidentally is also a Scripture in the Bible is “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun”. I know this to be true especially when it comes to Art and Design. Today, past […]
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Uncover Local Art Gems at the Oba Elegushi Market
By Ifeoma Halim The Oba Elegushi Market is a sight to behold. Located in the heart of Lekki, Jakande to be precise, the market is home to hundreds of talented artisans with ingenious arts and crafts for sale. Take a stroll through the open-air venue and you will discover a hidden world of colour and […]
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Boomy Tii’s Extended View of Photography
By Adefoyeke Ajao As part of activities to celebrate the end of its last session of the year and the end of exams, Alliance Francaise, Yaba recently hosted members of the French community and the general public to a photography exhibition titled Extended View/Plan Large. Featuring seventeen images taken by photographer Boomy Tii, […]
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My Remarkable Experience at the 2017 GTBank Fashion Weekend Crafts Village
By Tobi Onifade The first thing that caught my eye at the GTBank ‘Fashion Weekend Craft and Fabric Market’ was the colour – Indigo. This was the colour of the Adire fabric and it was prominent as I got to the entrance. A huge banner welcomed me as I came across textile art by members […]
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This Brand Packages their chocolates with a Beautiful Native Design
By Tobi Onifade A few years ago I came across a picture of a beautiful packaging design for a Ghanaian chocolate brand. It was made up of lovely colours (according to their different flavours) and symbols. The symbols caught my attention, and as I researched further I found out that they were Adinkra symbols. Adinkra […]
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Iwaya Community Unites for its Annual Art Festival
By Adefoyeke Ajao The second edition of the Iwaya Community Art Festival opened on the 6th of December, 2017. An initiative of the Vernacular Art-space Laboratory (VAL), the festival finds its home in Iwaya, a suburb of Lagos. According to its organisers, the festival is a means of bringing “art closer to people who might […]
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The Rules of Art Gallery Etiquette
By Ifeoma Halim If you are new to the art scene, welcome to what could possibly be the most interesting chapter of your life. There is so much to learn and consume, increasing your appreciation for the enthralling lifestyle. Galleries are usually the first point of call for the arts newbie. Visiting can seem nerve-wracking […]
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GTBank Mentors Aspiring Artists at the Hard Part of Art Workshop
By Adefoyeke Ajao The business of art requires much more than talent, paint, brushes and a canvas; this was the consensus as GTBank recently hosted up and coming visual artists at a workshop titled the Hard Part of Art. Held on Saturday 25th November 2017 at the recently-renovated Herbert Macaulay Library in Yaba, the workshop […]
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