Veiled Silence: Oladapo’s journey for self-discovery
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi Visual artist and fine art photographer, Oluwadamilola Abidemi Oladapo interrogates the woman behind the face in her work, Veiled Silence: The Beauty of Becoming. The series is a collection of evocative images that metaphorically represent identity, highlighting the importance of realising one’s worth through introspection and commitment to change. In order to […]
Landscaping Okigbo, Labyrinth and a generation…
Christopher Okigbo( 1930-67): Thirsting for Sunlight by Obi Nwakanma, HEBN Publishers Plc, Ibadan, 2010, PP,276.
Tafawa Balewa Square: One year after Fred Archibong
Last week marked one year that former Chairman of BHS International, the concessionaires of Tafawa Balewa Square, Fred Archibong passed on after a brief illness.
The Only Coup in Nigeria…a postscript
In 1983, when acclaimed writer and Eagle on the Iroko of African literature, Chinua Achebe published his postscript on Nigeria in his little but powerful book of essay titled; The trouble With Nigeria; the famed writer of the defining novel; Things Fall Apart squarely located the trouble with Nigeria in what he called, leadership failure.
Nigerian art market suffocates artistic creativity says Nnenna Okore
Educated at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, Nnenna Okore, an Assistant Art Professor presently the Chair of Art at North Park University, Chicago has emerged as one of the most significant visual art voices of her generation.
Expressis Ver-bis of five Contemporary Artists…
During the just concluded Lagos Book and Art Festival held at the National Theatre , Lagos, five Nigerian contemporary artists, Washington Uba (photo-artist), Soibifaa Dokubo (photo-artist), Jude Anogwih (video artist), Emeka Ogbor (video artist), and Jelili Atiku (video and performance artist) in an exhibition titled; Express Ver-bis ,presented a social and politically motivated issues during the festival’s visual art section.
