Between What We See and What We Feel: Ololade Oletubo unveils ‘Mixed Reality’ in London
September 1, mixed media artist Ololade Oletubo will take over Afrahouse Gallery, London, for Mixed Reality, a solo exhibition
International Slavery Museum acquires iconographic abolition painting
The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool has been awarded a significant grant to support the acquisition of its first painting to depict the powerful and resonant iconography of abolition.
Facebook flags down 30,000-year-old artwork as ‘pornographic’
Venus of Willendorf nude statue is now the latest artwork to be censored as inappropriate by the social media giant, Facebook.
Affinities between Diop’s Vanity and Ecclesiastes
As the Preacher warns of the dreadful consequences of man’s arrogant disposition, the poet bemoans the rascality of his generation who ignore ancestral safe guards, preferring to tread on a destructive path. The psalmist, King David expresses a similar view about man
Akinwunmi Isola: Life & times of pioneer Yoruba classical literature
Saturday 17th, 2018 will remain an unforgettable day for family, friends and the Yoruba theatre due to the passing on of popular Yoruba playwright and Scholar, Professor Akinwunmi Isola.
Tutu breaks African record in global art mart, amasses £1.208m
In a live video and audio simulcast monitored in Lagos at Wheatbaker hotels and held at Bonhams salesroom in London at 17 hours GMT, Bonhams Africa Now auction sales of Modern and Contemporary African Arts made huge impression in the global art space with array of works from African masters in their own rights.
