Insights
For many people, Nigerian and African art remains separated from them by distance, travel costs and limited access to specialist museums. OYASAF, the Omooba…
When Nigeria became independent on 1 October 1960, the country inherited public spaces shaped by colonial administration, imperial symbolism and imported ideas…
School holidays create a welcome pause from timetables, tests and screen-heavy routines. They also give children and teenagers time to experiment without the…
Kente is among West Africa’s most recognisable textile traditions, celebrated for its brilliant colour, geometric structure and close relationship with status,…
Ekoi masks are among the most compelling sculptural forms from the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and western Cameroon. Often associated with the…
Lagos is a city of intense movement, layered histories and competing visions of the future. Its streets carry commuters, traders, musicians, students,…
The Oshogbo art movement changed how Nigerian creativity was seen at home and abroad. Emerging in south-western Nigeria during the 1960s, it brought together…
Starting an art collection can feel like a task reserved for museums, wealthy investors, or experienced dealers. In practice, collecting begins with attention:…
A Yoruba divination tray is far more than a carved wooden object. Known as an opon Ifa, it is a working instrument used in the Ifa system, a sophisticated body…
Time in Nigerian visual art rarely appears as a simple line from past to present. It may be carried through ancestral memory, repeated ceremonies, changing…