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…
The Arts
Storyteller: photography by Tim Hetherington – in pictures
The Imperial War Museum is to open its first exhibition dedicated to work of the multi-award-winning conflict photographer Tim Hetherington, who died 13 years ago on assignment covering the Libyan civil war A young rebel fighter and hand grenade during…
Value of books and reading
SIR: April 23rd every year is marked around the world as World Book and Copyright Day. Also known as International Day of The Book, it is a day set aside by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote…
The experts: librarians on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to read more brilliant books
Do you love reading – but all too often find yourself just scrolling through your phone or watching TV? Here is how to get lost in literature again. In the age of digital distractions, it is easy to struggle to…
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…
‘The model loved the departure from traditional portraiture’ – Kamzy Nuel’s best phone picture
The vibrant colours of Lagos take centre stage in this bold image by the Nigerian photographer When location scouting for this shoot, Kamzy Nuel was primarily hunting for colour. He settled on the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. “There are so…
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…
Nobel Prize in Literature Jon Fosse Is the 2023 Laureate
The Norwegian writer was honored “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.” The prize is awarded for a writer’s entire body of work. The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to the Norwegian…
Throat disease kills 25 in Kano
Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, yesterday, confirmed the outbreak of the deadly Diphtheria disease, which is reported to have killed no fewer than 25 persons in the state. Symptoms of the killer disease include sore throat, cough,…