AUCTION PREVIEW | ARTHOUSE 18TH MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART SALE, LAGOS
The 18th edition of Arthouse Contemporary 'Modern and Contemporary Art' sale will hold on Monday, May 22, in Lagos. With a total of ninety…
Tag: African Art
ISSA SAMB, ‘THE UNDECIPHERABLE’ ICONIC SENEGALESE ARTIST DIES AT 71
Iconic and legendary Senegalese artist Issa Samb, born December 31, 1945, has died in Dakar on April 25, 2017. Samb was a poet and writer, a perform…
NEWS | VICTOR EKPUK’S SIGNATURE MURAL ON THE WALLS OF THE MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSUEM OF ART
Over the next two weeks, Nigerian-American artist, Victor Ekpuk is creating a 58-foot-long mural at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art as the centrepiece…
A LETTER TO BEN ENWONWU
Read with a sense of humour. Dear Ben Enwonwu, It is no doubt that you were prolific and a genius in your lifetime. In fact, without you, art in Nige…
KOLADE OSHINOWO’S ‘CHANGING TIMES’ AT TERRA KULTURE
Kolade Oshinowo, master painter and portraitist is known for consistently producing aesthetically pleasing, yet thought-provoking, and engaging works t…
LAOLU SENBANJO’S AFROMYSTERICS COMES TO AKE FESTIVAL IN NIGERIA
Laolu Senbanjo needs no introduction, by now, everyone should be familiar with his work. The Nigerian-born, New York-based multidisciplinary artist has…
TRIBAL ART FAIR: PARCOURS DES MONDES 2016
Parcours des Mondes has been described as the most important show of tribal art in the world by the quality and diversity of its participants. Durin…
SELENSE: OF FASHION, ILLUSTRATION AND CRITICAL ISSUES
Ibe Ananaba, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, and concept artist is exceptional at his craft. In a few days, his latest exhibition, SELENSE, will be o…
GALLERY OF AFRICAN ART PRESENTS ‘THREADS OF ART’.
Over the past decade, African art has been more visible and quickly gaining ground in the global art scene, mostly through cultural exchange and art …
EXHIBITION: THE PINEAPPLE SHOW
Join Tiwani Contemporary for a juicy summer as they open a new exhibition titled The Pineapple Show on Saturday July 9th, 2016. At the launch party, vi…