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FUNKE OSAE-BROWN If famous Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti were to be alive, he never would have considered it thinkable that the President of one of the world’s super powers would ever pay a personal visit to the Afrika Shrine located at Agidingbi area of Lagos State. But on the…
The Nigerian art industry is experiencing a new wave of young collectors who see art as a safe store of wealth. They are discreetly acquiring the works of new contemporary artists and making art collection a real deal writes FUNKE OSAE-BROWN. His office is housed in a modest building off…
Arthouse Contemporary makes a sum of N233,062,500 million from the twentieth edition of its auction of Modern and Contemporary Art on June 4, 2018 held at the Kia Showroom, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Featuring 105 lots of leading master works from the modern period alongside cutting-edge contemporary art from the…
Abolore Sobayo’s Liberation statue of Fela has generated a lot of controversies, but it is a brilliant work that has brought him fame says FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Dressed in a blue fitted Kaftan, Abolore Sobayo stood by his close pal, Asiri, in the warm October sun at the Allen roundabout, perhaps…
It will all be about watercolour at the Spring edition of The Content Exhibition put together yearly by Adam & Eve Homeware. The third edition, The Content which will open on April 1 and run throughout the Easter month will feature a top range of artworks that use watercolour as…
Approximately N26.7million worth of artworks were sold at the annual Arthouse Contemporary Affordable Art Auction which held on March 3, 2018, at the Kia Showroom, Lagos. Featuring 107 lots from emerging and established contemporary artists, the auction brought in a total of NGN 26,668,000 during the evening’s sale, with 62…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Guests started trickling into one of the meeting rooms at The Wheatbaker Ikoyi for what could be termed the auction of the century. The stage was set for bidders to join the live broadcast for the Bonhams African Art auction from London. Gradually, the room began to…
ADEDOYIN JOHNSON Missing but found Ben Enwonwu masterpiece, ‘Tutu’ sells at world record breaking £1,000,000 at the Bonhams African Art auction held in London on Wednesday but broadcast live to bidders at The Wheatbaker Hotel, Lagos. Previously estimated between £200,000-300,000, Enwonwu’s ‘Tutu’ breaks a new world record for Nigerian art.…
Yinka Shonibare’s new work, ‘Wind Sculpture’, (SG) I commissioned by Public Art Fund is now available for viewing at the entrance to Central Park at the Doris C. Freedman Plaza in New York on Tuesday 7th March 2018 to October 2018. This new sculpture by Shonibare is created from fibreglass…
You can bid for artworks below N1 million naira at the 2018 edition of Arthouse Contemporary Affordable Art auction, an international auction house that specialises in modern and contemporary art from West Africa. The auction which comes up on March 3, 2018, by 6pm at the Kia Showroom, 308 Adeola…
A writing contest organised to encourage reading That dusty manuscript you have abandoned for many years could be a goldmine. The new contest, The Dusty Manuscript, launched by GTBank on Wednesday could be the platform you need to hit it big as a writer. The contest gives budding…
May Sell for £200,000 and £300,000 at Bonhams February 28 Auction ADEDOYIN JOHNSON A missing Ben Enwonwu masterpiece, ‘Tutu’ has been found in a north London flat The Guardian UK reports. The 1974 portrait of an Ile-Ife princess, Adetutu Ademiluyi, has been lost for many decades and there has been…
At Work a group exhibition organised by The Arthouse Foundation is billed to open on Saturday January 27, 6pm at the Kia Showroom, Victoria Island, Lagos. The exhibition is the final projects of the Arthouse Foundation Artist Residency Programme, which features works by Francois Beaurain, Nengi Omuku, Thierry Oussou, Jimmy…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Bold, edgy works of art stared me in the face as I ascended the first floor at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos for the second edition of ART X Lagos. The white walls accentuated the pieces hanging on them. I joined other art lovers to move from…
Auction house, Arthouse Contemporary, has made a record sale of NGN 109,212,500 at the 19th edition of its auction of Modern and Contemporary Art on November 27, 2017 held at the Kia Showroom, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Featuring 99 lots of leading master works from the modern period alongside cutting-edge…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN It is that time of the year to experience a carnival like no other in Lagos with the recent announcement of the Lagos Street Carnival billed to hold on December 3, 2017. The carnival which will take place on Oba Akran road at Ikeja promises an exciting time…
A book on female directors titled Ladies Calling the Shots is set for launch in Lagos. Written by Niran Adedokun, a Lagos based Public Relations Consultant, Lawyer and Writer, it chronicles the exploits of 16 female film and television directors in Nigeria. It will be launched in Lagos on Monday…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Adam & Eve Store played host to lovers of arts and fine homewares when ‘The Content’ exhibition opened at the Isaac John Ikeja GRA flagship store. Well curated art pieces adorned the white walls interacting freely with exquisite home furnishings. Taking the right turn into the large store,…
One of the leading luxury footwear makers in Nigeria, Ethnik has added to its collections “Amaros” an art inspiration from pre-colonial architecture. The new collection was launched in grand style having many lovers and players in arts and afrocentric products at the Red Door Gallery on Victoria Island. Alongside “Amaros”,…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Foremost luxury retail store, Adam and Eve is taking the concept of home space further with the staging of ‘The Content’ an exhibition of paintings by renowned Nigerian artists. The exhibition which will open on Sunday October 15 will feature pieces from Dr Bruce Onobrakpeya, Kolade Oshinowo, Lekan…
