The Arts

Onome Olotu examines the complexities of art and identity in debut solo exhibition

Onome Olotu examines the complexities of art and identity in debut solo exhibition

By Onyeka Ezike UK-based Nigerian artist Onome Olotu will examine the complexities of artworks and identity in “Before We Know Ourselves,” her debut solo exhibition in Nigeria, opening at SOTO Gallery on November 3. The exhibition, sponsored by Art Audry and curated by Uche Obasi, will run until December 15 as SOTO Gallery’s final exhibition […]
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Cyprian Ekwensi’s film heritage and Igbo film legacy(2)

Cyprian Ekwensi’s film heritage and Igbo film legacy(2)

In his book, Cyprian Ekwensi, Ernest Emenyonu captures aspects of Ekwensi’s disposition to film in the 1950s. For instance, beyond revealing how Ekwensi “wrote and broadcast plays and stories for the BBC Overseas Service” , Emenyonu demonstrates how “once in 1954 his voice was ‘dubbed’ on to the sound track of the film Man of Africa, which was shown at the Venice Film Festival that year” .

The range of development

The range of development

I MUST begin my review of this complex work with the profession of disconcertion. All through my experience of life, the assumption has always been that people got assigned intellectual jobs on the incontrovertible basis of their ability to deliver.

Dapo Adelugba: Daodu’s life in profile

Dapo Adelugba: Daodu’s life in profile

BY MCPHILIPS NWACHUKWU ONE strong achievement of last week’s media meeting designed as part of activities marking the 70th year birth anniversary of thespian scholar, Pa Dapo Adelugba was the fact that the celebrant belongs to one of the privileged Nigerians, whose enviable lives make interesting profiling business. From every available revelations, Dapo Adelugba has […]

Musing around Alex Nwokolo’s recent visual journey…

Musing around Alex Nwokolo’s recent visual journey…

After a successful hosting of one of the greatest photo exhibitions of the year tagged “Perspectives on Contemporary Nigerian Photography recently, the Ben Enwonwu Foundation (BEF) owners of Omenka Art Gallery again in its bid towards the promotion and appreciation of Modern African art penultimate week brought the visual art community together for another exciting exhibition by one of Nigeria’s outstanding contemporary artists, Alex Nwokolo titled Musing: an exhibition of recent paintings by Alex Nwokolo.

Remembering Dapo Adelugba’s theatrical  strides @ 70

Remembering Dapo Adelugba’s theatrical strides @ 70

One of Nigerian foremost scholars, Prof Charles Nnolim, in one of his presentations said that “Nigeria does not honour its intellectuals, rather Nigerians are only known for honouring politicians and soldiers, that is why many Nigerian great scholars are not named after some streets in Abuja.”