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Spotlight on Jeffrey Igboasia’s “What the Lace Hides”

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In Nigeria, especially in the Southwest, the lace fabric is a symbol of affluence. Wealthy people wear expensive lace materials as a fashion statement announcing their affluence or importance. But sometimes, struggling people sell off their properties, or borrow money to buy expensive lace materials to hide their poverty or give others […]

The Gele’s Grace: A critical review

The gele sits at the core of this powerful triptych. That is obvious. What is also obvious is that Oluwatobi Ogundunsin is not neutral about it.

Uzo Ndu: Demehin’s journey of ancestral resistance in diaspora

Of all of his other works, the two artworks, “Uzo Ndu” created by Raphael Olabode Demehin in 2026 and “Ona Ola” created in 2025 are remarkable. “Uzo Ndu” and “Ona Ola” epitomize the essence of Demehin’s artistic expression which centers on the themes of ancestral resistance, coded memories, and body as the map towards liberation.

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