Industry: Art and Design

Africa’s Lost Souls: The Top 7 African Looted Artefacts

During Africa's pre-colonial and colonial periods, thousands of priceless cultural artefacts were…

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How Sunmisola Olorunnisola is using Nude Art to Desexualise Female Bodies

Nudity is sternly frowned upon in conservative societies, and it's no different…

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Yagazie Emezi’s Photographs Spark Conversations About Nigeria’s Environmental Crisis

Yagazie Emezi is a self-taught photojournalist who explores the boundaries of contemporary…

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Ghana Is in Talks to Get Looted Asante Gold Artefacts From the Victoria & Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is negotiating the possible return…

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Four Years Later, New Official Obama Portraits Are Unveiled

Robert McCurdy’s portrait of Obama and Sharon Sprung’s portrait of Michelle Obama,…

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Olumodeji Dimimu weaves woolen portraits pregnant with meaning

The Nigerian artist, Olumodeji Dimimu, believes that an artist should break the…

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Sheed Sorple Cecil is Breathing Life into Digital Art Forms

Sheed Sorple Cecil is one of the creative duo behind the now-dissolved…

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Muhsin Kari — Navigating the almost non-existent Nigerian woodwork industry

Navigating the Nigerian woodwork industry is synonymous to surviving in a desert.…

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Lex Ash: The Artist, Artiste and (Low-key) Tech Bro

Mainly renowned for his fresh, captivating photography style, Lex Ash has ventured…

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Iyebiye Adeitan brings conceptual style to film poster design

Nigerian film poster designer and illustrator Iyebiye Adeitan constantly explores opportunities to…

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Faith Gbadero — Art as an exploration of faith, identity, and objective self-expression

Nigerian artist Faith Gbadero represents a new breed of young artists of…

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Endless possibilities of craftsmanship: A personal account of the 14th Dakar Biennale

Gazelle Creative Collective's Ganiyat Sani shares a personal account of the 14th…

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