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…
Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA) Wind Sculpture VI Installation Arrives Lagos
Yinka Shonibare’s iconic Wind Sculpture VI has arrived home in Lagos. The sculpture, which is made of batik design, debuted in Yorkshire Sculpture Park and has also been installed at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, both in the United Kingdom. The sculpture has now been…
UR4AFRICA DIARY: Lagos To New York Part 2 #StudentsTestimony
This is the concluding part of the UrAfrica Lagos to New York Trip. The organization through its Public Art Nigeria project took three kids to New York on an educational cultural exchange program. The second part of the diary series shows what the kids experienced…
UR4AFRICA DIARY: Lagos To New York Part 1 #PublicArtNigeria
A couple of weeks ago Ur4Africa,a media based group that strives to create innovative African content and provide a space for creative learning and qualitative education for students in Nigeria took 3 of its students under the Public Art Nigeria initiative to New York on…
UR4Africa Unveils “Africa Hero’s” Themed Mobile Mural in Lagos
The event celebrates the completion of a mobile mural project that students and artists involved in Public Art Nigeria had been working on since April. This mural honors the lives of Africans who have used their talents, skills and/or politics to push for the human…