Sharing my thoughts on the visual arts…
From their diverse perspectives, six artists – featured in the recently-launched Jadé Online Gallery’s exhibition – are engaging their environment, using art as a tool for social commentary. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes ARTICLES …
Read moreBEYOND THE TECHNIQUES, THEIR ART SPEAKS ELOQUENTLY TO THE COLLECTIVE SENSIBILITIES
The wide consensus at the recent Stakeholders’ Forum organised by the National Gallery of Art in Lagos seems to tilt in favour of building a befitting edifice for the gallery …
Read moreTHE NATIONAL GALLERY AND THE ALLURING QUEST FOR AN EDIFICE
Stopped from holding last year by the pandemic, the long-running annual Life in My City Art Festival returns this year, albeit online, with great expectations. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports ARTICLES With that fleeting …
Read moreFOR LIMCAF, IT HAS BEEN SO LONG A PROMISING OUTING…
Featuring a not-so-well-known artist at the same salon exhibition with two more established painters turns out to be a deft curatorial balancing act after all. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes EXHIBITION Chances are that …
Read moreA THREE-COURSE VISUAL FEAST AND ITS VARIED FLAVOURS
A sequel of its last year’s theme, the LagosPhoto explores human relationships with memory as well as the generative potential of photography and images as the means of igniting visual …