Art, News
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Ongoing at Tate Britain is the first major survey of the work of British artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Widely considered to be one of the most important figurative painters working today,...
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NEWS
Art, News
Athi-Patra Ruga: Interior/Exterior / Dramatis Personae
Ongoing at WHATIFTHEWORLD is Athi-Patra Ruga’s exhibition of recent work Interior/Exterior ⁄ Dramatis Personae, a Saga in Two Parts. For Interior/Exterior the artist has created a series of stained-glass panels. In the...
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May 26, 2020
Music, News, Video
Mory Kanté: African Music Star Dies Aged 70
Mory Kanté (March 29, 1950 – May 22, 2020) was an acclaimed Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song...
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May 22, 2020
Art, News
WAVES: Art from North Africa
From June 1 to 30, 2020, Sulger-Buel Gallery will present WAVES: Art from North Africa, a group exhibition featuring Amado Alfadni, COMBO, Ilyes Messaoudi, Hany Rashed and Soad Abdulrasoul. Joined...
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May 22, 2020
Art, News
Munch’s ‘Scream’ is Fading Because of Viewers’ Breath, New Study Finds
What has been causing the colours of Edvard Munch’s world-famous 1910 painting The Scream to fade? The conservation department at the Munch Museum in Oslo had long been wondering this, and now, scientists...
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May 21, 2020
Art, News
Venice Biennale Postponed to 2022 as Pandemic Continues Shaking Up Art World Calendar
In a sign that the coronavirus will continue to have a long-lasting impact beyond the end of this year, the 2021 edition of the Venice Biennale, arguably the most important...
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May 20, 2020
Art, Market File, News, Review
Arthouse Affordable Art Auction 2020 Fetches N35,762,500 in Sales
Arthouse Contemporary held its 5th annual Affordable Art Auction on 7 March 2020, at the Kia Showroom, Lagos. Featuring 103 lots from emerging and established artists, in addition to five...
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March 12, 2020
Art, Fashion, Lifestyle, News
Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago
From 29 February to May 10, 2020, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) will present Seeing Chicago by Nigerian-born British designer Duro Olowu. Duro Olowu works at the crossroads of fashion, art,...
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February 28, 2020
Art, News
Mohssin Harraki: Illusion, the Presence of the Image Contributes to its Disappearance
For many years, Mohssin Harraki has been exploring the often politically engaged themes of genealogy, the Islamic Enlightenment and mathematics. Trained at the National Institute of Fine Arts of Tetouan,...
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February 28, 2020
Art, News, Video
Point of View 5: Funding for the Visual Arts, Public and Private Sector Partnership
The Ben Enwonwu Foundation in collaboration with the Society of Nigerian Artists and supported by Alliance Française /Mike Adenuga Centre Lagos, will on February 26, present the fifth edition of its monthly series of talks ‘Point...
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