Arts
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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The National Gallery of Art seeks to focus global attention on Nigerian visual arts with a regional summit and exhibition
By Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja
The recent sale of works by two of Nigeria’s leading artists, Professor Bruce Onobrakpeya and Yusuf Grillo, for record prices of N9.2million and N5.5million respectively at an auction in Lagos provides a perfect anchor …
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Biyi Bandele is a writer par excellence. In 1991, aged 24, he relocated to the United Kingdom to pursue a writing career. Twenty-seven years on, he has written many award-winning novels and plays including his latest, Burma Boy. Recently he was in Nigeria on a reading tour sponsored by the British Council. He tells NEHRU …
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