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As a member of the Zaria Arts Society at the Nigerian College of Arts, Science, and Technology in the 1960s, popularly known as the “Zaria Rebels,” Onobrakpeya combined his training in the Western-representational style with a focus on Nigeria’s artistic traditions.
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Economist and British Vogue. There have been book covers for publishers in the United States, Italy and the United Kingdom, and a Google Doodle marking the 119th birthday of Nigerian women’s rights campaigner Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. “It’s been an escalation of more and more projects coming in, each one more interesting than the last,” Ejaita says. “It [has been] absurd, surreal almost.” “She’s become a star! As she should be,” Mouly says of Ejaita’s success. She attributes this to the artist’s knack for conveying complex themes with simple imagery, which she considers a...
ART-ICLES South South Veza looms. For this South South’s inaugural event, kó features a solo presentation by Peju Alatise, one of Africa’s leading female contemporary artists. Through the event, South South (a gallery-led online community, anthology, live resource and aggregator dedicated to art from the so-called Global South and its diaspora) hosts over 50 other galleries “from more than 40 cities spread across 30 countries and five continents” from Tuesday, February 23 to Sunday, March 7. At kó’s formal launch on Friday, September 25, its visionary founder Kavita Chellaram – ...
To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Across the course of this year, with the coronavirus all but eliminating the possibility of live performances, many creatives have been left scrambling while trying to make sense of the new possibilities of online concerts and augmented reality. But while this is uncharted territory for some, virtual spaces have long been a refuge for Nigeriaâs drag performers. Beyond criminalizing gay marriage, the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act that passed in 2013 also outlawed public gatherings perceived to be in support of Nigeri...