Stories of God and Gods
They sell one narrative as the Story, one viewpoint as the only perspective. This attitude prefers a long-perpetuated dominance, standing o
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Apr 133 min read
A King’s Collection of Art
"Passion, intellectual curiosity, and intuition inspired His Royal Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe CFR, over a period of 40 years"
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Sep 22, 20232 min read
The Black Body at Rest.
When a system demands that you work twice as hard to be accepted, then rest, sleep, and dreaming become important tools for shutting out...
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Oct 22, 20222 min read
The King’s rites of Renewal: Ofala Festival
Today is the 20th coronation anniversary of His Majesty Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha (Agbogidi). The king is an avid art collector and...
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Sep 27, 20225 min read
Face Facts, Language and Communication
The lure of becoming an international figure fascinates me- to cross national borders effortlessly and encounter new people with their...
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Jan 4, 20221 min read
Anxiety, Identity, and Distorted Pictures
Art is a socializing act. Multiple movements are screaming for an outlet. It’s possible to get sucked into the work. I suggest or...
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Aug 13, 20211 min read
Reflective Universe, the exhibition
PRITHVI FINE ART AND CULTURAL CENTRE, New Delhi Celebrates India’s 75th INDEPENDENCE DAY in collaboration with ARTSY, New York with the...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read
The Blinding Sun Danced.
I fell in love with the idea of a Rainbow nation. Till I visited the place, where the Ark had rested, and the Great Flood stanched. There...
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Mar 18, 20212 min read
Un Homme du Peuple.
It started as a simple idea- a man of the people, dead centre in the middle of the canvas with people surrounding him, flailing in...
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Nov 16, 20206 min read
Seeing into Ibe, an essay
On a Lighter Note A few years ago, Sandra Mbanefo-Obiago exhibited Ibe Ananaba and I at Temple Muse, Lagos. That event was the beginning...
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Apr 30, 20201 min read
Call to Support Artists
The artists’ advocacy organisation Artists at Risk (AR) has launched an emergency fund to support artists who face threats to their...
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Mar 6, 20193 min read
Flying over the Confluence in Oguta
We all love a good spin. From childhood, we are taught lessons through stories. The Igbo hyphenates stories- we are good with proverbs....
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Jan 12, 20191 min read
Blind to the Beauty
How can Oguta remain like this? We have this little paradise waiting to be cultivated. But we all run away from it for selfish gain. We...
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Oct 18, 20184 min read
About Uche Edochie and Tolu Aliki
I wrote this essay for the catalogue of Uche Edochie and Tolu Aliki’s amazing show HALFWAY THROUGH A THOUSAND MILES. If you saw the...
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Sep 7, 20186 min read
Artist’s statement
Power Play and Other African Stories (for the exhibition Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power) Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power is mainly an...
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Apr 18, 20183 min read
Conference announcement: Art Historical Association of Nigeria
From July 18-21, 2018, the Art Historical Association of Nigeria (AHAN), in conjunction with the Department of Fine And Applied Arts,...
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Apr 15, 20183 min read
Coming of Age in Africa
At 35, I had worked for two privately owned companies that ran the business like they were a family affair. One of the companies made...
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Apr 4, 20183 min read
Lazy Searches Stop Short of theTruth
A few times in the past I wanted to know what people say about me and do the Google search. There are images of my work with other...
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Feb 17, 20183 min read
Reality versus Social Media Noise
It seems that there are problems everywhere, especially online. Social media in so many ways has heightened our presence and fears from...
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Aug 17, 20171 min read
Squinting at a Crowded World: Genius and Madness at Play
#AbstractArt #Communication #Abstraction #Lagos #Stylization #Politics #Zeitgeist #Africa #Relationships
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