Arts
Dr. Joe Musa, Director-General, National Arts Gallery, and some directors face trial for corruption
By Nnamdi Felix/Abuja
Late last year, Dr. Joe Musa, Director-General of the National Arts Gallery, constituted a panel to probe the activities of some of the agency’s top officials. The report of the panel indicted some of those probed and prescribed severe sanctions [...]
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Stanley Aneto, an artist, confronts the problem of global warming through art
By Akunna Ejim
Imagine a tornado contained in a match box, furiously seeking an escape, then you have an idea what it feels like talking to Stanley Aneto. Stanley is multi-talented and creative to the very tips of his fingers. And like all such gifted [...]
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Pa Edward Ckukwunwike Madukego, a septuagenarian wood and stone carver, reflects on art and the opportunities it gave himpa-edward-c-madukego-6.jpg
By Sylvester Asoya
Edward Ckukwunwike Madukego arrived Lagos, the famed land of opportunities, with high hopes and expectation at the dawn of independence. But like most first time visitors without any relative in Lagos, the young Edward had [...]
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Benzin, a documentary by German-based video artists, Constance Fischbeck and Daniel Kotter, chronicles the pains of Nigerians in accessing petroleum
By Alex Akinyele
On 19 July, Goethe Institut, Lagos hosted the video show on traffic jam and exchange systems in Lagos. Titled Benzin (German word for petrol), the video presentation makes the point that despite Nigeria [...]
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Ndidi Dike, leading female sculptor returns with a major exhibition of her paintings on canvass
By Blessing Ogubli
For those who are conversant with the works of Ndidi Dike, leading female sculptor and activist, her forthcoming exhibition promises to show her different side.
•Ndidi Dike
Though the talented artist started off as a painter, Ndidi’s bias for sculpting and [...]
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