A-ARTs

A section of the Ajorin; Dancemetalphor exhibition at Thought Pyramid. Pic: c/o of the gallery.
As the Nigerian art environment prepares to step into the third decade of the 21st century, the future beckons in a shift for metal art.
Against the tide of the over one century prejudice, in Nigerian art appreciation parlance, the new shift comes in a genre-specific gathering of artists set out to inject fresh narrative into the country’s contemporary history. It’s a group art exhibition...

Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief Alaba Lawson. Pic: NACCIMA.
FROM ancient era, the role of women in African community development has been sparsely documented. It appeared that only women who had the advantage of hereditary royal structure in leadership ascendancy have enjoyed more documentation compared to non...

Prof Ola Oloidi, during his lecture at Grillo Pavilion 2012. Pic: c/o Yusuf Grillo Pavilion.
PROF Ola Oloidi (1944-2020), was an Art historian of great repute at University of Nigeria (UNN), Usukka, Enugu State. His contribution to the enrichment of Africa’s visual culture space will keep enduring.  Oloidi died on Monday, November 2, 2020....

Jeff Ajueshi, Founder/Artistic Director of Thought Pyramid Art Centre Abuja and Lagos. Pic: c/o Thought Pyramid.
ART galleries in Nigeria, like most parts of the world, are the fountains from which the passions of artists, collectors, curators and other professionals in the visual culture economy get watered....