Nigerian artists
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Signs on the skin: Miracle Okafor’s bearer of signs at BAFA 2026
By Ozolua Uhakheme There is an immediate seduction to Miracle Okafor’s Bearer of Signs, but the photograph becomes more complicated…
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The architecture of sisterhood: Uche Rita Okolie’s market sisters
By Ozolua Uhakheme Three woven hats establish the first rhythm in Uche Rita Okolie’s Market Sisters. Their broad circular forms…
Read More » Gesture, adornment and presence: Uche Rita Okolie at FEAAN International Women’s Day exhibition
BY OZOLUA UHAKHEME Art has always been a conversation, but at the Female Artists Association of Nigeria (FEAAN) International Women’s…
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In the rhythms of Ìdúmọ̀tà: Funmilayo Kayode’s people, places, phases
BY OZOLUA IHUAKHEME If you have ever stepped into Lagos, you know it is a city that does not merely…
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Uche Rita Okolie’s No Time: Lagos Island and the architecture of urgency
BY OZOLUA UHAKHEME Uche Rita Okolie’s photograph, No Time, currently showing at the Sanaa Gallery inside Nairobi’s Two Rivers Mall,…
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The boat, the monument, and memory: Miracle Okafor’s vessels of memory
By Ozolua Uhakheme At first sight, the boats in Miracle Okafor’s Vessels of Memory appear ready for a journey. Look…
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From Èkó to Kampala: Ẹ̀yọ̀, commerce and the city
BY WILFRED OKICHE In this body of work, exhibited at Nommo Gallery, Kampala, from 12–30 October 2023, Titilayo Samuel Olufemi…
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