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FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The tail end of the popular Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria was busy on a warm Saturday October evening. The frontage of the KIA showroom situated in a corner of the T-junction at the adjoining Akin Adesola street was rather too compact for the number of…
Arthouse Contemporary has announced it will hold the fifteenth edition of its auction of Modern and Contemporary Art on Monday, November 2, 2015, 6pm, at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. Founded in 2007, Arthouse Contemporary is an international auction house that focuses on modern and contemporary art from West…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The hot March sun shines brightly as I walked briskly into the large courtyard of Eko Hotel & Suites on Thursday. Walking through the hallway that leads to the new expo centre at the hotel, a turn by the left hand side leads you into a breathtaking space.…
In its bid to celebrate the totality of the African woman, Access Bank has initiated the W Awards. In a statement, the bank said that the essence of the awards is to appreciate women’s contribution to sustainable socio-economic development in Nigeria. According to the bank, this contribution is hinged on…
Arthouse- The Space has announced a solo exhibition of renowned visual artist Yusuf Grillo, entitled ‘Igi Araba’ , at the Kia Showroom, 308 Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, from October 10 to 31, 2015. The opening reception for the exhibition will take place October 10, 2015, 4 to…
A year ago, Late Patrick Sawyer defied all international travel restrictions placed on passengers travelling out of Liberia. He was pressed to attend a conference organised by ECOWAS in Calabar. He flew into Nigeria carrying in his body the deadly Ebola virus. Perhaps unknown to him, the singular step he…
Foremost Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has made the Quartz list ‘Meet 30 Innovators Finding African Solutions for African Problems’. Quartz is a digital news media outlet with head office in New York. In an online statement published on Quartz’s website on Monday, Yinka Adegoke, Quartz Africa editor, says the organisation…
Famous king of comedy, Ali Baba is billed to lead other comedians of Urhobo, Isoko cultural heritage to a night of fun. Tagged Urhobo/Isoko Comedy All Stars show, it is a forum for unifying the people of the region, according to Ace Comedian and co-programme organiser, Ali Baba. …
When I got a call last week about a meeting at the Air France office, I was excited there is a new dawn in the Nigerian film industry popularly called Nollywood. On arriving at Air France Victoria Island office that sunny July morning, I saw Kunle Afolayan dressed in…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Driving into Olumo Road, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi on a slightly windy Monday morning in June leads me into a remarkable view. Located on this road is the Mode Gallery of art the brain child of Modebolu Aderinokun, the daughter of late Guaranty Trust Bank managing director, Tayo Aderinokun.…
…as Enwonwu, Grillo, Enatsui top list of artists in high demand internationally FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Local art auction market organised bi-annually by Arthouse Contemporary has made a total sale of N.186 billion in the eight years the auction has been in existence. Nana Sonoiki, manager, Arthouse Contemporary told BusinessDay in an…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN On the evening of last week Monday, news filtered into town that the well acclaimed film, ‘October 1’ produced by Kunle Afolayan, had been pirated and the pirated copies were billed to be released into the market. “I got a call from Alaba saying they have bought the…
Chocolate City chief executive, Audu Maikori, has announced he is stepping down in June. The 40 year old entrepreneur is stepping down after leading the record label company for ten years. According to him, his decision was based on the need to further strengthen the company and allow for the…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN While the nation’s fortunes from its mono product have been shrinking as a result of dipping crude oil prices in the international market, art has been raking in rising revenue from auction sales. For many years, the income from art sales had been on the increase, making a…
Books are gradually moving away from the traditional print form to computers changing the lifestyle of modern day readers write FUNKE OSAE-BROWN and OBINNA EMELIKE Chiedu Uzor is an avid reader but he has a little challenge. The tight schedule of his new job does not give him time to…
AYODEJI BALOGUN, best known as Wizkid, is a musician who has been on top of his game. In this interview, he tells FUNKE OSAE-BROWN what it takes to build his brand. He was a little late for our appointment that sunny Thursday morning at Allen Avenue, Ikeja. I had actually…
Title: ‘Penumbra’ Author: Songeziwe Mahlangu Publisher: Kwela Books, Cape Town Pages: 212 Reviewer: Funke Osae-Brown Life in post-apartheid South Africa could be very tough. It is the toughness of trying to find a place in a society where discrimination was once and still rife is what Songeziwe Mahlangu seeks to…
Late last year, TUNDE JEGEDE, joined the MUSON CENTRE as its new artistic director. In this interview, he tells FUNKE OSAE-BROWN about his life as a composer and music Spotting a black patterned shirt on a pair of black trousers, soft-spoken Tunde Jegede walks into the mini boardroom at…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The Nigerian art market is looking up as it made a total sale of N286.6m in 2013, a 21.8 percent increase in sale compared with the N232million sale in 2012. This, market analysts, say it is not a surprise as interest in Nigerian contemporary art which began some…
Title: Happiness, Like Water Author: Chinelo Okparanta Publisher: Granta Publications, London; 2013 Pages: 196 Reviewer: Funke Osae-Brown Women have been portrayed in different ways in African novels. Male African novelists have portrayed women in different light. Rural, ravaged or urban whores are very common ways women have been depicted…
