From May 21 to 22, 2017, Arthouse Contemporary, will present the eighteenth edition of its auction of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Kia Showroom, Lagos. Founded in 2007, Arthouse Contemporary is an international auction house that specialises in modern and contemporary art from West Africa. With auctions held twice a year in Lagos, Arthouse […]
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Nigerian art features in Sotheby’s first dedicated sale of Modern and Contemporary African art, London, on May 16, 2017. According to Hannah O’Leary, Sotheby’s head of Modern and Contemporary African art: “The marketplace for Modern and Contemporary art from Africa has transformed dramatically over the past decade, but despite this long-overdue correction, there’s still a […]
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In the third in a series of studio visits with leading contemporary artists from Africa, Omenka interviews Bob-Nosa Uwagboe who has been highly successful in creating a unique voice in scathing attacks on power structures, the political class and poor leadership in Nigeria. Born in Benin City in 1974, he first studied under painter George […]