Insights
Across southeastern Nigeria and the adjoining borderlands of Cameroon, masks and headpieces have long served as powerful vehicles for identity, authority,…
A book about Nigerian art can do more than document an exhibition. It can preserve an artist’s ideas, explain the cultural meaning of an object, record a…
Artworks carry histories that can disappear when their records are incomplete. A painting may survive physically while its title, date, artist, ownership…
Sokari Douglas Camp transforms steel into movement. Her sculptures often appear to step, sway, drum, dance, mourn, celebrate, or gather in public space. Though…
In Yoruba culture, twins occupy a distinctive spiritual and social place. Their arrival is often associated with extraordinary blessing, yet traditional…
A visit to the Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art Foundation can begin from anywhere with an internet connection. Through its online collection, artist…
Aina Onabolu occupies a foundational place in the history of Nigerian art. Long before art schools, university departments, and contemporary galleries became…
An audio tour can turn a museum visit from a quick walk through galleries into a more thoughtful encounter with art. At the Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art…
Climate change is often discussed through scientific reports, rising temperatures, coastal erosion, and extreme weather. Art approaches the same emergency…
Nupe art is shaped by an intimate relationship between material, movement, and use. Across central Nigeria, makers have transformed clay, thread, leather,…