PHOTOS: “They Have Asked Us To Smile” Exhibition at LABAF2015 by MildRed Studios
The 2015 Lagos Book and Arts Festival has come and gone,but its exciting memories will be with us for a long time.One of the amazing events at the just concluded LABAF is the “The have asked us to smile” exhibition curated by Nkechi Nwosu-Igbo .Facilitated by…
Warsan Shire Headlines First Lagos International Poetry Festival In October
The excitement is palpable. The city of Lagos will be hosting West Africa’s first international poetry festival and what seems set to become one of the biggest events on Africa’s art and cultural calendar. The Lagos International Poetry Festival which is slated for the 28th…
Book Alert: Birth of Illusion By Jumoke Verissimo
The “Birth of Illusion” (Fullpoint Publishing) is a collection of 61 poems divided into three sections. The poems are angry, vivid and full of imageries that capture human condition in its many forms. The poet’s style is dynamic as she tries to engage the concept…
Benin City Host Whose Centenary? Art Project.
Benin City will be the location of the first exhibition of the project Whose Centenary? on the 6th and 7th of December 2014, featuring nine accomplished artists from Nigeria, a renowned Nigerian poet and an international curator, Inês Valle. The art project Whose Centenary? is…