Input your search keywords and press Enter.
JEMMA AMACHREE-BROAD On Saturday, October 16th, 2016, Professor Bruce Onobrakpeya called for a minute of silence to pay respect to his close friend and artistic contemporary, Uche Okeke, who passed away on the 5th of January, 2016. It was a sombre start to Temple Muse’s first event of the year…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The head office of Diamond Bank located on Landbridge Avenue, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos was enveloped in quietness on a sunny Thursday January morning. The reception area was a little busy when I arrived. The images of the past winners of the Vision of the Child (VOTC) arts…
JEMMA AMACHREE-BROAD On Saturday, October 16th, 2016, Professor Bruce Onobrakpeya called for a minute of silence to pay respect to his close friend and artistic contemporary, Uche Okeke, who passed away on the 5th of January, 2016. It was a sombre start to Temple Muse’s first event of the year…
South Africa Art has made a total sale of R1 billion in nine years at the Bonhams London art sale Giles Peppiatt, Director of African Art at Bonhams has said. With the stunning R17.9m price achieved for its latest Irma Stern painting offered in London – ‘Arab in Black’…
Modé Aderinokun has just opened her third solo art exhibition Nostalgia on Sunday 13th December, 2015 at Studio of Modé, Ikoyi. The exhibition explores the derivation of Nostalgia, the sentimental value of how pain affects oneself will run for a period of six weeks. Nostalgia is a wistful desire…
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…
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.…
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…
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 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…
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…
Mirrored surfaces are a growing occurrence in the art world, persuasively confronting collectors with their own reflection as they become part of the picture says FUNKE OSAE-BROWN. A large painting by David Dale sits perfectly on the wall of the home of famous businessman and art collector, Rasheed Gbadamosi. The…
Famous Hip hop artiste, Burna Boy’s little sister, Nissi Ogulu, will exhibit her collection of paintings at Terra Kulture situated on Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, from January 3rd to 9th, 2015. Nissi Ogulu is a 20-year-old 2nd year student of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Warwick, UK. Her…
Foremost auction house, Arthouse Contemporary is inviting collectors, artists and vendors to cosign works for its forthcoming auction in May 2015. In a statement issued by the auction house, Nana Sonoiki, spokesperson for Arthouse said they are asking for contemporary and older works from masters. “Our next auction of modern…
The relationship between two great icons in the struggle for freedom and social justice is the inspiration for the Mandela Gandhi Wall at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Johannesburg. The wall, created by renowned artist and author Birad Rajaram Yajnik, is an interactive exhibition that focuses on the…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The news of his demise filtered through town last Monday night. He was a unique photographer whose lenses captured unique and unrivalled images of Nigeria pre and post colonial era. The last time I saw him at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Sabo, Lagos, age was already…
In the November 2012 auction, El Anatsui’s ‘Grandma’s Cloth Series VI’ painted in 1992 sold at N12.54 million, which makes it the most expensive artwork sold by Arthouse in that year, at a positive variance of N2.5 million over the estimated price of N10 million.…
Portrait of Sisi Nurse, a 1922 painting by Aina Onabolu is a painting of an unidentified lady in white and rendered in semi-silhouette, with the face blurred. Made on Oil on canvas and measuring 64 x 41 cm. (25 x 16 inches.), it was sold at a record sale of…
In the November 2012 auction, El Anatsui’s ‘Grandma’s Cloth Series VI’ painted in 1992 sold at N12.54 million, which makes it the most expensive artwork sold by Arthouse in that year, at a positive variance of N2.5 million over the estimated price of N10 million. …
