QUINTESSENCE WELCOMES “SILENT VOICES” – A MIXED MEDIA EXHIBITION BY CHAMBERLAIN UKENEDO
Quintessence,Lagos is delighted to show the new works of Chamberlain Ukenedo starting from Saturday 8th April 2017 at the Quintessence Gallery and Store in Ikoyi,Lagos. According to Business Dictionary, non-verbal communication “includes pitch, speed, tone, and volume of voice, gestures and facial expressions, body postures,…
Obalufon Festival: ’Ooni Ogunwusi is Oduduwa Re-Incarnate’-Alayemore of Ido Osun
The Alayemore of Ido-Osun, Oba Adedapo Aderemi, has described the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, as the Oduduwa re-incarnated, praising him for celebrating Obalufon Ogbogbodirin the father of his own ancestor Obalufon Alayemore. Oba Aderemi who is also the secretary of South-West…
Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA), “I be naija proper o, I still remember my broken English”
A cocktail reception was held in honour of Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA), at Ndubuisi Kanu Park Ikeja, Lagos. The event which was held on the 24 November was to mark Mr. Shonibare’s first ever exhibition in Nigeria. The evening started with Mr Shonibare acting as…
NLNG/CORA Invites Book and Art Lovers to the 2016 Book Party this Sunday
Precisely 11 literary works have been selected for this year’s NLNG/CORA Literature Prize Award. The shortlisted book have emerged the best of the best of their other literary peers and in giving recognition to the book and its author,NLNG/CORA is hosting the 2016 Book Party….
PHOTOS: One Colorful Lagos, a Better Future for All.
The Bar Beach which is at the brink of the EKO ATLANTIC CITY will be playing host to this auspicious turn-out running from 27th July to 29th July 2016 and it encompasses all forms of art, culture and tourism. As expected, the Lagos state Ministry…
Dele Jegede’s Transition of a legacy illuminated TerraKulture
Professor Dele Jegede is a living legend in Africa’s contemporary art. In, fact, he is a colossus. After his last exhibition in Lagos six years ago, the septuagenarian came back in a big form on a platform designed for men of his stature to run…
Ooni Unveils ‘Olokun’ Housing Estate in ile-ife
In his quest to support the government with an infrastructural development agenda with a view to springing up the socio-economic growth of his Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi(Ojaja II) Ooni of Ife today took another giant stride by unveiling an estate of…
Yau da Gobe sai Allah
In every tribe and cultural set up in Nigeria there is always a sense of uniqueness and identity that makes it different from the next, a form of cultural stamp that makes the people of that area different from the next. For the people of…
Victor Ekpuk is ‘Coming Home’
“Coming Home”, is Victor Ekpuk’s first solo exhibition in Nigeria in over a decade. This exhibition features Ekpuk’s new project that is inspired by his experiences in Nigeria during a four months stay as an Artist in Residence with Arthouse Foundation in Lagos in 2015….
Ooni of ile-Ife Visits Oba Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi and HRH Ojomo Oluda
The Paramount ruler of ile-Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is on a divine mission to unite the Yoruba kingdom as he said God ordered him to unite the Yoruba kingdom and he’s working towards achieving that. Ever since he ascended the throne as the Ooni…