Kainebi Osahenye is soft spoken, self-effacing but prodigiously talented. Usually not the tallest man in the room, he however produces...
Retro Art Africa, the Abuja based boutique art gallery run by Dolly Kola-Balogun has made a splash in New York...
The works reflect the thoughts process of the émigré but where a less competent artist would have presented gloomy and depressing images we have an exuberance borne out of his choice of colours which manage to save the portraits from depressing the viewer.
Her experiment anchors Folakunle Oshun’s words in his introduction that “at the heart of the exhibition is an exploration of the complexities of shifting notions of home and identity.”
The “Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage To The Lakes” was a reminder that the immigrant is often no more than a tortoise and no matter how far the journey, he or she will always bear his or her home on her back.
Stolen and looted artefacts from the Benin Kingdom are finding their way home. After decades of insistent cultural diplomacy...
"One day, I spilled coffee on paper and when I looked at it I realized I could make art from it."
We fear that which we do not know and a lack of knowledge often fuels alienation. This has been the lot of albinos
Peju Oshin’s debut at the Gagosian may have broken footfall records for an opening night but its relevance lies beyond attendance numbers. It lies more in the urgent conversations it has managed to open up around issues that resonate in contemporary diasporic discourse.
The first time I heard about autism was in the movie Rain Man starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. It...
In this short essay, Toni kan shares his insights pertaining to Rom Isichei’s art practice in the light of a...
In Africa, only a glutton feasts alone. That truism has been highlighted in stories and myths across the continent from...
In a popularity contest between the male and female body, the female body will win. Yet, in a battle of...