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It’S an autobiographical work that refers to her as Acada (an over studious person). That was her nick name when she was growing up. She used to read a lot.” Prof. Peju Layiwola, daughter of Princess Elizabeth Olowu who represented the exhibiting artist at the event...
Joseph Alufa Igbinovia is not a celebrity, who will glide through crowds of tourists and local revelers astride an elaborate float of the Edo regalia. He is one of the artists who will rather concentrate on their work than make noise about.
Born in Egbe, Kogi State, on September 20, 1935, Jimo Akolo is synonymous with the ‘Zaria Rebels’, but he is one rebel, who is reluctant.
The life of a collector is always a challenging subject for biographers. Never mind that the materials they need are readily available. However, it is impossible to know, which works to include and what not, especially when the early stages of collection comes to mind. And to put over 250 works from a massive collection together, the biographer and his subject must have worked so hard to identify works that not only represent the variety, but also the breadth of his collection. The book, For Art’s Sake, which Jess Castellote co-edited with Akinyemi Adetunji and Lanre Fisher, offers a well-c...
National Gallery of Graft: How former DG, others misappropriated funds National Gallery of Graft: How former DG, others misappropriated funds Additional report by Damilola Ojetunde and Samad Uthman. SOMETIME in November, a Nigerian Professor of Art History, Moyo Okediji, announced on Facebook that he was building an art gallery in Austin, Texas, United States. He wrote that the gallery is nearing completion and would hopefully be ready by January 2021. That is a timeline of about three months Eight years earlier, the National Gallery of Art, an agency under the Ministry of Informat...