Art
Mosope Olaosebikan is Taking Nigerian Museums to the Future with The Discovery Museum
Technology has effortlessly infiltrated the way we think, feel and interact with the world around us. While this infiltration has...
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#ArtInFocus: Phases and Faces by Adulphina Imuede
Pacers Gallery presents Phases and Faces, the second solo exhibition of Lagos based mixed-media painter, Adulphina Imuede. Phases and Faces marks the...
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AWCA PRESENTS: Split Exhibition – A joint statement by six female Nigerian artist for 2022 International Women’s Month
In collaboration with A Whitespace Creative Agency, The Noire Experience presents SPLIT, an International Women's Month Art Exhibition from March...
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The Art of Beauty: Connecting the dots with Wura Salvador
This part of The Art of Beauty series features makeup artist, Wura Salvador. If you've been witnessing the growth of...
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Find yourself “A Seat At the Table.” Conversations with Ghanaian contemporary painter, Joshua Oheneba-Takyi
For many of us, pursuing artistic endeavours can be a huge leap of faith. Though African creativity is rapidly gaining...
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The Art of Beauty: Talking makeup with 23-year-old artist Edima Willie
Makeup artists are cosmetic specialists who are responsible for enhancing facial aesthetics through makeup, they use their knowledge of colour...
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The “Invincible Hands” Exhibition Addresses the Unequal Representation of Female Artists in Nigerian Art History & Present
The intersection of art and culture has become the breeding ground for conversations that shape our culture in Nigeria. In...
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In Conversation With Cenotaph & Mixed Media Artist, Aàdesokan
Aàdesokan (b. 1994, Lagos) creates for revelation, to incite change, any form of it on a supraliminal level. He interrogates...
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#Essay: Protest Art in Festac Town and its Relevance in Galvanizing Local Youths
The tangled mass of weeds ushering a newcomer into its surroundings might not be the most inviting of opening moves,...
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ART X Lagos Announces 5th Anniversary Edition
ART X Collective has announced the 5th Anniversary Edition of ART X Lagos opening from the 6th of November 2020....
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Hidden Gems: Chigozie Obi is a Mixed Media Artist Whose Striking Pieces Serve as Expression and Activism
The first time I met Chigozie Obi was back in December of 2018 at the Born in Africa Festival (BAFEST),...
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Color Purge’s Second instalment ‘Peculiar Mess’ is a Testament of How Community Can Make Art Less Forlorn.
“ART IS A SPIRITUAL TRANSACTION"Artists are visionaries. We routinely practice a form of faith, seeing clearly and moving toward a...
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Mexico returns stolen bronze sculpture to Nigeria.
The Mexican government on Tuesday handed over an ancient bronze sculpture of Yoruba origin to Nigeria. The artefact was seized...
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Meet Osinachi, The Cryptoartist Fronting The Tokenized Artwork Movement In Africa
While the physical art domain often generates controversy thanks to sky-high prices being paid for artwork (a prime example is...
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Hidden Gems: In Bidemi Tata’s World, You Paint Your Nightmares.
Finding someone that moves you with their work is very rare, work so good you always want to put your...
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Hidden Gems: Neo Expressionism for VOFOART is self acceptance and subtle communication through disconcerting figures
I remember the first time a painting made me cry, it was Van Gogh’s Starry Nights. I don’t know what...
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Niyi Okeowo captures the spectacular at this year’s Chale Wote
For those who don’t already know, Chale Wote is a historic Street art festival which has been happening in Jamestown...
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AAF Ije Makers Lab Review
There’s something about reading so many art reviews that makes one believe that they too can write a review of...
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Ghanian painter Kwabena Partey wants his art to tell an African story
Ahmed Kwabena Partey grew up in Accra, Ghana with no toys to play with, but he was a kid who...
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South African Artist Nelson Makamo’s Painting is the Cover of TIME’s Latest Optimists Issue
TIME magazine has shared the cover for their latest issue. One of the issue's two covers features actress Cicely Tyson, and the...
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