FOR its 25th anniversary, Lagos Book & Art Festival LABAF will be staging six visual arts exhibition projects during the 2023 season.The 2023 edition, according to LABAF, is perhaps showcasing …
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8th ART X Lagos returns with ‘The Dialogue’, Nov 2-5
by AfricanArtswithTaj 5 minutes read“Our vision for the fair this year, presented through ‘The Dialogue’, will feature artists, both past and present, whose story forms based on folklore and tales by moonlight, graphic stories, …
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Okwui Enwezor-inspired Sharjah Biennial edition awards three artists
by AfricanArtswithTaj 12 minutes readPhoto: HH, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, ruler of Sharjah; Sheikha, Hoor Al Qassimi, Director of SAF; with awardees Bouchra Khalili, Doris Salcedo and Hajra Waheed as well …
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AMIAF 2023: Ghariokwu to expand over 40 years art-afrobeat tradition
by AfricanArtswithTaj 4 minutes read‘The AMIAF 2023 event, which will be curated by Yusuf Durodola features Ghariokwu as the only guest fine artist of the festival, who brings both visual and historical contents into …
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For Okwui Enwezor, over 150 artists, collectives converge at Sharjah Biennial 15
by AfricanArtswithTaj 5 minutes read‘For Enwezor, the contemporary art exhibition provided a means to engage with history, politics, and society in our global presence. Enwezor’s proposition of the ‘postcolonial constellation’ and its pluriverse of …
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Chimurenga, Al-Mutairi, RAW Material win Sharjah Publishing Grant 2022
by AfricanArtswithTaj 4 minutes read‘The grant is committed to supporting printed matter that stands out for its intellectual, graphic, and material qualities. While the final project must be presented in a printed format, an …
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Celebrating Christopher Okigbo in ‘Songs for the Weaverbirds’ at LABAF 24.0
by AfricanArtswithTaj 9 minutes readIN art exhibition and poetry contents, as tributes to the late Christopher Okigbo (1932-1967) the 2022 edition of Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF), added more energy in celebrating the late …
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20-yr-old ‘missing & found’ 35 masterpieces on display at Mydrim Gallery
by AfricanArtswithTaj 3 minutes readPhoto: One of the drawings (charcoal, 23 x 16.5 inches, dated 2002), by Abiodun Olaku. OLU Ajayi, Sam Ovraiti, Abiodun Olaku, Duke Asidere, Edosa Ogiugo, Ben Osaghae, and Olusegun Adejumo …
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Six artists on show at ko Gallery for ‘In Situ: Encounters of Place’
by AfricanArtswithTaj 10 minutes readPhoto: ‘I Dare To Dream (mixed media on canvas, 48×48 inches, dated 2022), by Ayotunde Ojo. IN paintings and mixed media, Asemahle Ntlonti, Ayanfe Olarinde, Ayotunde Ojo, Sesse Elangwe, Stephen …
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How Pan African Artists’ Dak’Art show engaged ‘Space, Metaphors As Memory’
by AfricanArtswithTaj 5 minutes readPhoto: Exhibiting members of Pan African Core of Artists (PACA) at Dak’Art 2022… recently PERHAPS, in one of its largest gathering ever, the Pan Africa Circle of Artists (PACA), converged …