Faridah Folawiyo’s Year of Yes
A recurring theme in Folawiyo’s discussion of her work is accessibility, not as a marketing term but as something closer to a personal correction.
4 days ago
A recurring theme in Folawiyo’s discussion of her work is accessibility, not as a marketing term but as something closer to a personal correction.
4 days ago
The Nigerian literary community has been engaged in an important conversation around piracy, unapproved digitization, accessibility, and distribution of Nigerian and African books. Fortune Amor’s digitization of over 200 African writers’ books belonging to the Heinemann African Writers Series sparked this timely conversation. Nigerian journalist and writer, Molara Wood, and others have rightfully called out […]
5 months ago
On November 9th, what was supposed to be a quiet, dignified gathering of global stakeholders in art and culture at the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City became a moment of national embarrassment. A small preview event meant to showcase the progress of the museum’s work — attended by diplomats, art curators, […]
9 months ago
Afolabi Olalekan’s Freedom Way written and produced by Blessing Uzzi, takes a lengthy and laborious 90 minutes to drive home a single point: our lives, as humans and Nigerians, especially, are connected. Uzzi’s script assembles a varied cast to make this point: the co-founders of Easy Go Ride, Themba (Jesse Suntele), Tayo (Ogaranya), and Edi […]
1 year ago
The Yoruba people have a saying: “Sátídé ti ọ dà, àti Jímọ́h láti mọ́.” Although there are different iterations of this saying, what they loosely translate to is that tomorrow’s greatness is foreshadowed in the details of today. This often-recycled axiom captures my thoughts after watching the trailer for Akay Mason’s Red Circle which has […]
1 year ago
As an African, when I walked into Guest Artist Residency (G.A.S) Foundation for Oluwasemilore Delano‘s Sé òrûn ié ârâ? (Is the Sky Skin), the cow-esque paintings immediately transported me. I remembered watching children doodle on walls as they reveal the outline of their artistically-inclined mindset with each unhinged stroke. I thought of the entrapping graffitis […]
3 months ago
Studiocanal, the Paris-based and French film and television studio owned by Canal+ Group, has signed a 3-year theatrical distribution deal with Sun Africa Group for South Africa. Studiocanal produces, finances, and distributes movies and series from its catalog, across Europe and globally. This three-year theatrical distribution partnership with Sun Africa Group is for the release […]
3 months ago
Art Dubai’s two-day Special Edition at Madinat Jumeirah opened on Friday, 15 May. The event marks two decades of a fair that has fundamentally transformed its identity. What began as a regional marketplace has evolved into a truly global cultural platform, and this anniversary edition makes clear where the conversation is heading. African artists and […]
3 months ago
What happens when African culture stops being observed and starts being embedded into the technologies shaping the future? What happens when African culture becomes part of the technological future, not just its audience? These are the questions that birthed Living Codes: African Heritage in the Age of AI. Curated by Olufemi Oguntamu, Living Codes explores […]
3 months ago
The Cannes award-winning Akinola Davies Jr’s My Father’s Shadow returns to Nigerian cinemas after an unprecedented win at the 2026 African Magic Viewers Choice Awards(AMVCA). This re-release is motivated by public demand after its AMVCA sweep winning Best Movie, Best Director, Best Writing (Movie), Best Music/Score, and Best Sound Design. From 5th June, 2026, the […]
3 months ago
South Sudanese filmmaker Akuol de Mabior has been announced as one of the recipients of Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund (DFF) at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. The DFF de Mabior and other recipients. de Mabior was born in Cuba and grew up in Kenya. No Simple Way Home, her 2022 documentary, explored the story […]
3 months ago
From the introductory shots in Dammy Twitch‘s Call of My Life, a compendium of details announced itself like a familiar but distant friend. First, it tells you that this is going to be a well-shot and framed picture. The sonic landscape (from sound design to soundtrack) will inspire admiration. Importantly, the lead character, Soluchi (played […]
3 months ago
Lagos-based artist Tunde Owolabi returned with Without Rest: The Crown We Gain, his fourth solo exhibition and perhaps one of his most socially attentive bodies of work yet. Held at No Parking Lagos from April 11 to May 9, 2026, the exhibition brought together sculpture, photography, prints, and drawings in an immersive reflection on labour, […]
3 months ago