Visual Arts

Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon has tasked the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) to up its game so as to remain relevant in the new national narrative. Shyllon, who is the founder of Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art Foundation (OYASAF), gave the charge recently at the SNA Lagos chapter week. With ‘Artistic Embellishment of Public Space…

Filmhouse Cinemas have said plans are underway to extend their operations to Circle Mall Shopping Centre, Lekki to give movie-lovers a lasting cinematic experience. The plan, which involves opening a number of auditoriums in the mall, will be officially unveiled at a grand opening event on December 1, 2018, as movie lovers would have opportunity…

Despite exposing huge potentials of African arts, Nigeria’s secondary market still has quite some loose ends to tighten. After Mrs Kavita Chellaram-New Arthouse Contemporary made history as West Africa’s premier auction house, in 2008, the secondary art market space opened up. TKMG, a joint auction house by Terra Kulture and Mydrim Gallery (led by Mrs…

Government’s failure to recognise the powers and function of traditional leaders is causing African languages and heritage to face extinction, The world keeps evolving everyday leading to dramatic changes in, sometimes things that are very dear to the society or a people. Language, culture and tradition have remained the greatest victims of the fast changing…

Recently, issues such as, identity, migration, environmental management and globalisation have become dominant in Olumide Onadipe’s art. An artist with exuberant deployment of re-purposed materials in creating sculptures and paintings, he places management of resources on the spot, just as he chides Africa for freely losing its dignity. Currently showing as Connecting the Dots at…

Miss Zaya and Mr. Hammersmith in A Soldier’s Story: Return from the Dead, which is set to premiere at The Genesis Deluxe Cinema, Palms Shopping Mall, Oniru, Lekki on December 6, 2018. Produced by Martin Gbados, the action movie is written and directed by Frankie Ogar. Set in two West African countries, Nigeria and a…

Pioneer online art gallery, Artyrama, is set to show John Madu’s Identity Tones at its Popup Gallery on Alhaji Masha Street, Off Ademola Street, off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The show begins with a one-hour fireside chat with the artist followed by a series of viewings from August 17 through 24, 2018. Madu is a…

After a successful outing in Agege, Evelyn Osagie, known on stage as Evelyn D’Poet, recently took her community-based art campaign of peace and unity to Shomolu in Lagos.Held on July 20, 2018, Osagie staged what she termed, Words Meet Images 2.0.

Taiye Oseiza Erewele, a female contemporary artist, last Friday, ended her maiden solo show titled, ‘ You Haven’t Seen It All’.

From the country’s recurring nationhood challenge, every citizen has so much to highlight. The artist Ibe Ananaba does too. But with contrasting dazzle of beauty and glamour on canvas.

ART X Lagos was not left out during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the iconic New Afrika Shrine, as it curated a special exhibition of artworks.The show featured works by three of Nigeria’s leading contemporary artists, Victor Ehikhamenor, Abraham Oghobase and Ndidi Emefiele.

After the launch of two new language services Igbo and Yoruba in Nigeria, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service has commissioned a huge art installation in Lagos to support its Make More Of Your World campaign.