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My First Million: Logor Olumuyiwa

July 14, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Apologies for last week’s break-in transmission. This week, we return with the story of a true creative. Over the last couple of years, Logor has become a good friend. His

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With her new documentary, Seun Okimi digs into our use of Relaxers

June 9, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

On a trip home to the country of her origin for a family birthday, Nigerian-American YouTuber, Seun Okimi found herself intrigued by the manner in which Nigerians used relaxers to

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Sotheby’s dedicated sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art Totals £2.4 Million/$2.9 Million

April 3, 2020 by Marie- Therese Oke

Newly converted to an online-only format, Sotheby’s sixth sale of Modern & Contemporary African Art realized £2,359,375 / $2,881,741, featuring over 100 works from 58 artists across 21 countries. The

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Sotheby’s London Modern & Contemporary African Art Auction to Return for Fifth Season

March 16, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

It’s a great time to be an African artist. This Spring, following the record-breaking results achieved in October 2019, Sotheby’s auction of Modern and Contemporary African Art will return to

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R&B Communications Unveils Creative Partnership with Isaac Emokpae

January 28, 2020 by Culture Custodian

All roads led to the offices of R&B Communications, Ikoyi, Lagos, last Thursday, as one of Nigeria’s preeminent communications agencies announced its 2020 Creative Partnership with Isaac Emokpae, one of

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Get Familiar with African Art at the Parallel Exhibition

December 11, 2019 by Assumpta Audu

PARALLEL, a platform for artists designed to provide exposure for artists of African descent in the bid to help connect and bridge the gap is curating a 2 day exhibition. The

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Keleenna Onyeaka is the Photographer Capturing African City Dwellers

November 13, 2019 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Keleenna Onyeaka is a self-taught photographer and visual artist based in London. Following his second solo street photography exhibition titled A Glimpse of Port Harcourt, we caught up with him

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The Art Summit Nigeria is back like it never left

October 16, 2019 by Marie- Therese Oke

There has been a recent outburst of interest in art and technology across Nigeria portrayed by an increasing number of art shows, exhibitions and tech start-up companies. This October, the

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Ben Enwonwu’s Christine Painting Auctioned off in London

October 16, 2019 by Edidiong Eton

The late Ben Enwonwu is one of the all-time great Nigerian artists. Widely regarded as the father of “African modernism” he created some of the most iconic pieces of Nigerian

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#NoBraDay: What does it mean?

October 13, 2019 by Culture Custodian

What is No Bra Day? No Bra Day is observed annually on October 13. Women are encouraged to forgo wearing a bra as a means of raising breast cancer awareness.

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See Pictures From Dennis Osadebe’s Field of Dreams Exhibition in LA

October 2, 2019 by Tomi Idowu

Hopefully, the first of many!

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Etinosa Yvonne emerges winner of Access Bank ArtX Prize

September 20, 2019 by Edidiong Eton

Etinosa Yvonne gets a big bag!

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Art X Lagos to make 2019 appearance at Federal Palace

September 10, 2019 by Marie- Therese Oke

Art X IV.

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Meet the 5 Finalists for the Access Bank ArtX prize

September 9, 2019 by Edidiong Eton

The 5 Finalists for the Art X Access Bank prize.

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Finding Your Style Outside Of Your Comfort Zone

September 5, 2019 by Stephanie Oyinki

Sometimes, when it comes to finding your true style (and what you feel your best in), you need to step outside of your comfort zone. You need to drop the