Sharing my thoughts on the visual arts…
Ablade Glover’s coming exhibition in Lagos, for the first time in nearly two decades, offers, along with his recently launched book, useful glimpses into the past experiences that formed the …
Read morePRIVILEGED GLIMPSES FROM THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ABLADE GLOVER
Not even the imminence of Bruce Onobrakpeya’s 90th birthday seems to deter him from exploring new creative terrains, he tells Okechukwu Uwaezuoke Anguish is vividly expressed on the face, dredged up …
Read moreBRUCE ONOBRAKPEYA AND THE ART OF AGING LIKE FINE WINE
Chijioke Onuora’s laid-back disposition, diligence and versatility sum up his creative odyssey so far as a key actor in the Nsukka Art School, says Okechukwu Uwaezuoke TRIBUTE All a first-time visitor …
Read moreLOOKING BACK, AT 60, TO THOSE FUN-FILLED YEARS OF CREATIVITY…
There are other reasons, besides his brief connection with the Zaria Art Society, why the reticent octogenarian artist Jimoh Akolo merits a seat of honour among Nigeria’s top modern and …
Read moreFOR JIMOH AKOLO, AN UNSUNG HERO, HERE IS ONE WAY TO ROLL OUT THE DRUMS
Music may have made Victor Uwaifo famous, but his restless creativity found its expressions through other mediums, which included the visual arts. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports TRIBUTE Sometime in 1967… An eerie moonlit …
Read moreICONIC, YES. BUT, VICTOR UWAIFO WAS NOT JUST ABOUT MUSIC…
