Reimagining money in Boluwatife Folorunso’s Cost of Appearance
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In her work, Cost of Appearance, Boluwatife Esther Folorunso explores the Nigerian currency as a fashion statement. With the emblematic title “Cost of Appearance”, the artist primes visitors to expect visual narratives that ride on economic and socio-cultural terms. Cost of Appearance builds on Boluwatife’s previous work with subtitles like “Spent Monuments”, […]
Advisory Board unveils finalists of The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2025
By Prisca Sam-Duru After a process of adjudication described by the chairman of the Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, “as intense, rigorous and meticulous”, three authors were during the week, unveiled as finalists for this year’s edition of the prize. Making the shortlist of three, Sanya by Oyin Olugbile, […]
Enduring Legacies: The man who collected 30,000 pieces of artworks!
His name is Andrew Ine, CEO and Founder of Krabhouse Gallery. One question begs to be asked: Why hasn’t Mr. Ine, an Itshekiri man, been recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the individual with the largest collection of artworks in the world?
UNIUYO’s 1st indigenous professor of music to deliver 118th Inaugural Lecture
On September 11, 2025, the University of Uyo will host an event steeped in both academic prestige and spiritual significance—the 118th Inaugural Lecture, delivered by Professor Isaac Essiet Udoh.
Emmanuel set to explore “Burden or Becoming” in new art exhibition
Contemporary artist Emmanuel Bankole is set to unveil a thought-provoking body of work in his latest exhibition titled Parable of the Talents: Burden or Becoming.
Irinke Rindo: Nigerian art exhibition opens in Chicago
The much-anticipated exhibition Irinke Rindo, showcasing recent paintings by two leading Nigerian artists, Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo and Segun Aiyesan, will opened 30th August 2025 at the Faie Afrikanart Gallery. The exhibition runs through 20th September 2025.
Irinke Rindo: A Nigerian art exhibition opening soon in Chicago
The much-anticipated exhibition Irinke Rindo, showcasing recent paintings by two leading Nigerian artists, Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo and Segun Aiyesan, will open on 30th August 2025 at the Faie Afrikanart Gallery. The exhibition runs through 20th September 2025.
Van Gogh Museum faces closure over funding
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam warned Wednesday that it faced closure without more state funding, saying a 104-million-euro ($120 million) renovation was vital to protect its masterpieces.
Celebration of identity, nationhood in My Father’s Shadow film
A new feature film, “My Father’s Shadow” billed to hit the cinemas this September, celebrates memory, identity, fatherhood, and nationhood, reaffirming Nigeria’s creative power and inspiring investment in culturally authentic storytelling.
Art community mourns journalist and poet, Evelyn Osagie
Tributes have continued to pour for late journalist, performance poet and cultural advocate, Evelyn Osagie who died on Sunday, August 17, 2025 after a brief illness.
10,000 young artists to celebrate Nigeria with monumental legacy painting
Nigeria’s gifted artist, educator and four-time Guinness World Record holder Adetunwase Adenle, is set to host the painting of a most ambitious and complex monumental artwork on Nigeria’s historical narrative.
