Aside from practising as an artist since 1980, Jahman O. Anikulapo has been an arts and culture journalist since 1984, writing mostly on the performing arts, visual arts, literature, film, and cultural affairs for a number of local and international…
Read MoreNú Barreto, The Fascination of Red
Multidisciplinary artist, Nú Barreto draws attention to political and social issues on the African continent. His work resonates strongly with the #EndSARS movement currently shaking Nigeria. Few weeks before the opening of the 5th edition of ART X LAGOS during…
Read MoreLola and Deen Solebo: Fostering a Legacy for Art
Lola Ogunnaike is a Nigerian American features and entertainment journalist. As a reporter for The New York Times, she lead its entertainment coverage and wrote for the paper’s Arts and Leisure section. Lola and her husband, Deen Solebo, are art…
Read MoreKofi Setordji: Telling Our Own Stories
Kofi Setordji is a multidisciplinary artist, born in 1957 in Accra. Largely self-taught, he is arguably one of Ghana’s most successful artists, widely exhibiting his work internationally. Setordji is also an active member of Nukube, a foundation for the promotion…
Read MoreEmeka Ogboh’s audio works: The power of Sound
Driven by the emotive power of electro-audio rhythms, sound artist Emeka Ogboh speaks with Nana Ocran about his creative processes in the lead up to his ART X Lagos showcase.
Read MoreYohannes Tesfaye: Making his Mark
Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and based in San Diego, USA, Yohannes Tesfaye is a painter whose works are as robust as his work experience, which includes creating illustrations for children’s books
Read MoreAblade Glover: The unsung Heroines of Africa’s Modern Art History
Professor Ablade Glover is a seminal figure of the renowned West African generation of modern artists from the twentieth century.
Read MoreBubu Ogisi and Yadichinma Ukoha-Kalu: Play as Creation
Brought together by ART X Lagos and A White Space Creative Agency – the fair’s associated curators of interactive projects – Creative Director Bubu Ogisi and multimedia artist Yadichinma Ukoha-Kalu
Read MoreSam Nhlengethwa: Portrayal of the Everyday
Through his large, colorful canvases, Johannesburg-based artist Sam Nhlengethwa asks us to look again and again at individual moments that collectively form a picture of daily life and culture.
Read MoreWangechi Mutu: Alternative Histories and Futures
Born in Kenya, trained at Yale University, and based between Nairobi and New York City, Wangechi Mutu is a visual artist with a multifaceted cultural identity.
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