Art X Lagos
14 Nov 2021
From the entrance of Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotels and Suites, Lagos, venue of the sixth Art X Lagos, to the VIP section, different art works, especially paintings and installations...
11 Nov 2021
ART X Lagos staged a triumphant return to the Federal Palace in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria with the first in-person art fair to take place anywhere on the African continent since the pandemic struck in 2020. The physical fair closed on Sunday 7 November amid reports of strong sales, enthusiastic collector attendance and gallery satisfaction…
19 Dec 2020
There’s a naked woman on the cover of Fela’s Yellow Fever. The young sylphlike creature, staring defiantly at you, shows off her pointy gifts, which are, as nearly the rest of her body...
27 Nov 2020
ART X Collective has announced that the fifth edition of ART X Lagos, West Africa’s premier international art fair, will now take place online from 2nd to 9th December 2020. Themed ‘Present States, Shared Futures’ the fair will seek to proffer new ideas on how our global and national communities can move forward, assuredly, despite…
3 Nov 2019
Art X Lagos, West Africa’s premier international art fair, designed to showcase the best and most innovative contemporary and modern art from the African continent and its Diaspora, continues today.
11 Aug 2019
ART X Lagos, West Africa’s premier international art fair, is set to return for its fourth yearly showcase. Launched in 2016, the event has since become a cornerstone of the Lagos art calendar....
25 Jul 2019
ART X Lagos, West Africa’s premier international art fair, is set to return for its fourth annual showcase. Launched in 2016, the illustrious event has since become a cornerstone of the Lagos art calendar, drawing in local patrons and a host of international collectors, curators, and critics each year.
11 Nov 2018
For the third year in a row Lagos stood still to experience ART X Lagos, the dynamic art fair showcasing and supporting the breadth of contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora. Over the course of the weekend ART X Lagos opened its doors to visitors from all over the world, including the 2018 guest…
27 Oct 2018
ART X Live! 2018, a dynamic live art and sound interactive performance within the ART X Lagos project is set to be an electric exploration of Africa’s rich musical...
26 Oct 2018
Yinka Shonibare's 'Venus de' Medici' ART X Lagos, West Africa's Premier International Art Fair was founded in 2016 by Tokini Peterside to showcase the best and most innovative contemporary art from the African continent and diaspora, and to widen Nigeria's connection to the art scene across Africa and internationally. Through its contribution to increasing the…
24 Sep 2018
ART X Lagos, West Africa’s premier international art fair, is delighted to announce the third edition of its annual fair, from Friday 2nd November to Sunday 4th November 2018, holding at The Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. The fair will play host to some of Africa’s most sought-after established and emerging artists, as well as leading galleries.
20 Dec 2017
In 2015, a survey called Nigeria Art Market Report, published by Foundation for Contemporary and Modern Visual Arts (FCMVA) valued the country’s art economy through the prism of the secondary art market.