Samuela Ogbemudia’s paintings: A revisit to Garden of Eden
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Contemporary visual and performing artist, Samuela Ogbemudia, reimagines the creation story through engaging visual lens in a new series, What Happened in Garden. The artist fondly called Psalmuela retells the old Bible story, using a compelling visual language to recapture the events, drama, and trauma that occurred in the Garden of Eden […]
Nigeria and Italy in Cross Currents
The maiden Italian-Nigerian Contemporary art exhibition tagged, Cross Currents organised by Temple Productions of Nigeria and M Contemporary Art of Italy came to a close on Friday with display of the finest collection of works from a total of twenty prominent Nigerian and Italian artists.
Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s strategic plan in perspective
This is a well researched document that states clearly the focus of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, in the next three years. It also put NGF in proper perspective- how it evolved, its vision, mission, objectives and the road map to achieving these. The document shows an organization not only planning for the future but ready to cope with present challenges
PEN engages women’s social status at Women’s Day
Last week at the centennial International Women’s Day celebration held at the Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, organised by PEN Nigeria in collaboration with the English Department, UNILAG, one striking issue raised which ended unopposed was that women may after all, be their own major undermining factor
Emein’s sketch of an immolated Nation
The central thesis of the book; A Nation in Circles: Autobiographical Reflections is summed up in the author’ own diagnostic conclusion of the eternal sense of disillusionment incurably inplanted in the mentality of Nigerians by successive failed governments.
Cost of living sets pace for professional theatre
he recently premiered one-act play, titled Cost of Living, written by Seffi Atta, may become the catalyst for quality theatre productions in Nigeria. The play which was directed by Nick Monu who has worked abroad for 20years in film productions, directing and acting narrates the story of a bungled kidnaping during which an American hostage and his Nigerian abductor exchange views relating to the value of life.
