Darlington Raymond and the keepers promenade BAFA art exhibition
The artist’ gradual evolution from crayons to centering oils accompanies a noticeable elevation in sensibilities
‘State of the Nation’ in retrospect, Ndidi Dike’s perspective
Ability to provoke engaging debates about the present situation in the country is one inimitable quality in Ndidi Dike’s latest art works and Installations on exhibit at the National Museum Onikan, Lagos.
Victor Mba goes solo with In The Beginning
ISSUES of sexuality especially as regards the girl child and her empowerment, will take the centre stage as Victor Mba,one of Nigeria’s most talented artists opens his first solo exhibition at Didi Museum, Lagos tagged In The Beginning. Mba who is having his first solo after turning to art 6 years ago, after a stint in the banking sector, has taken up the huge task of interrogating the pros and cons and the brouhaha relating to sexuality of not just Nigerians or Africans but that of the entire globe.
Ozekhome’s creative expedition: Moving Nigeria’s politics to graceland
It is doubtful if the historical records of both pre- and post-independent Nigeria politics would not be raped judging by the acts of its handlers and professional propagandists. Suffice to say that the lineage of Nigerian politicians have cowardly indicted the basic content of the manual of the past heroes who fought with all brands of determination to terminate slavery as engendered by the British colonists.
Afejuku’s Poetry of Pulsating Reflections
A String of Sweets is an anthology of poetry written by Tony Afejuku.. The anthology comes to us as a phoenix of varied human thoughts recollected in moment of tranquility. A Spring of Sweets, can better be described as a diary of diverse human experiences in lyrics. Also, one may be correct to say that the anthology validates the immense capacity of the human mind to recollect and to reflect on avalanche of man’s unavoidable encounters with the many hurdles of life. Perhaps, the reason this writer is of the view that the anthology is a mixed bag of exhortations of love, passion, patriotism, courage and admiration on one hand.
Stephen Kekeghe’s Pond of Leeches: An Allegory of a fragile polity
Pond of Leeches written by Stephen Kekeghe, a play of fourteen movements of varying lengths with an aptly illustrative cover page is another new voice ingeniously crafted as a strong indictment on the political leadership of our nation. The artistic manipulation of techniques and explicit depiction of our common and disturbing concerns are the hallmarks that have ensconced this literary piece within the functional ambience of African literature.
