Installation view of “Zizipho Poswa: Indyebo yakwaNtu (Black Bounty),” Southern Guild, Los Angeles, Calif., 2024. | Courtesy Southern Guild On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions GRACEFUL AND BOLD, the ceramic and bronze sculptures of South African artist Zizipho Poswa celebrate African…
Venice Art Biennale 2024: a guide to what to see in and around the city
As the Venice Art Biennale kicks off (20 April – 24 November 2024), here is an ever-growing list of what to see in and around Venice. At the Venice Art Biennale, countries from all over the world gather to showcase contemporary…
Prince Harry due in London, then Nigeria with Meghan
Prince Harry will return to Britain to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games in May, before joining his wife Meghan on a visit to Nigeria, his spokesperson said Sunday. Harry, the youngest son of King Charles, lives in…
In May, All Eyes (and Wallets) in the Art World Turn to New York
Other cities have game, but springtime in the Big Apple brings a concentration of fairs, auctions and shows without parallel. Sometimes it seems as though the collectors, dealers, curators and advisers who power the art world will fly anywhere on…
Benin Debuts First-Ever National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Everything Precious Is Fragile is an opportunity to collapse the conventions that define the nation in the global popular imagination. VENICE — Still in 2024, inclusion in La Biennale de Venezia remains an honour. It’s a symbol of recognition, legitimacy even,…
Osun: Adeleke orders logo competition after backlash
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has given directives for a logo crafting competition. The entries are for submission between April 19 and 26. This new directive is coming after a series of backlash from opposition political parties and members…
PICTORIAL: Inside the most expensive school in Nigeria
Inside Charterhouse Lagos, A newly commissioned primary school in Lekki with its secondary school underway that charges N42m as a fee per annum. Charterhouse Lagos is the first British independent school in West Africa and part of the prestigious Charterhouse…
New book on Ifa to be released in Lagos.
A new book on Ifa will be released on 13 April 2024 at the Kongi’s Harvest Art Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos. The book, entitled “Sacred Art of Odu Ifa” was written by the Grammy Award-winning musician-philosopher, Olalekan Babalola, It has…
Why singles should prepare before getting married – Uche Nnanna
Actress, Uche Nnanna, has advised unmarried individuals to ensure they adequately prepare before embarking on their marital journey. In an interview with Punch, she added that though many of her friends got married before her, she didn’t allow that to bother…
It took decades to achieve progress for women – why has it stalled?
This International Women’s Day we promise to carry on the transformative work of our predecessors in the Labour party ‘Labour women who stood up and changed our country for the better’: Barbara Castle, Edith Summerskill and Alice Bacon in 1954.…