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 […]
Artiste, Funbi Funbi comforts the less-privileged
By Chinasa Afigbo Rising entertainment brand, Funbi Funbi, is set to financially support the less-privileged in the society at this time of health and economic crisis with his upcoming event, ‘Storytime with Funbi Funbi’. The event will be streamed live across all social media platforms. Funbi Funbi, the sobriquet of Oluwafunmibi Samuel Olarinde, is a […]
Kogi, Plateau, Gombe, Abia donate offices to NCAC
The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe has commended the governments of Kogi, Plateau, Gombe, and Abia states for donating office accommodations to the Council. Runsewe who made this commendation in Abuja stated that the donation of office accommodations is an indication of the commitment of the state governments […]
My exhibition in Poland is the biggest in my career — Bob-Nosa
By Osa Amadi Africa’s foremost contemporary protest artist, Bob-Nosa Uwagboe, has been in Poland now for more than 4 months for the exhibition of his paintings titled “TRANSIT” at the National Museum in Gdańsk. Nosa and his curator, Malgorzata Paszylka-Glaza who is also the curator of the Modern Art Department, the National Museum in Gdansk, […]
I see extraordinary strength in Bob-Nosa’s art — Malgorzata Paszylka-Glaza, curator
By Osa Amadi Malgorzata Paszylka-Glaza who is also the curator of the Modern Art Department, the National Museum in Gdansk, Poland, had online conversations with VANGUARD NEWSPAPER on diverse issues relating to art, the artist, the exhibition, and a little measure of polish politics. Poland shares a boundary with East Germany and Communist Russia – […]
How Nigeria’s Irenosen Okojie won £10,000 with ‘Grace Jones’
By Prisca Sam-Duru It’s all clear that while politicians seem determined to bury what is left of Nigeria’s image with massive corruption, the country’s Creatives are relentlessly earning for her, an enviable place in the world stage. Since Monday, 27 July 2020, both traditional and social media have been awash with news of the feat […]
