"Lagos Art Week isn't just a calendar fixture-it's an electric current. Traffic slows to a crawl as black SUVs weave between openings, horns blare, champagne flows and the city pulses with ambition and possibility. WhatsApp groups crackle with last-minute invites and secret listings. Everyone is everywhere as artists, curators and collectors crisscross the city in a whirlwind of movement and intent."
"Add in the activities of the Guest Artists Space (GAS) Foundation-established by the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare in 2019-with its programme of talks, workshops and international cultural exchange, and Lagos feels confident and experimental. To some, it might seem this moment appeared out of nowhere, that the "Lagos art boom" is a story of sudden discovery. But the roots go deep. Nigerian art wasn't born of fairs or auction rooms, or the fever of market discovery."
"Tiwani Contemporary is presenting sculptural pieces by the 37-year-old designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello, whose work is gaining international attention. "Lagos is in a unique moment," says Marcus-Bello, who is based in Lagos and studied design at the University of Leeds, UK. This show is his first in Nigeria. "Contemporary design and art are redefined by a younger generation rooted in the local context yet globally attuned. What makes it exciting is the tension between tradition and innovation.""
Lagos Art Week transforms the city into a frenetic hub where openings, WhatsApp invites, and collectors converge. Art X Lagos (6-9 November) anchors the week in its tenth year. Kó Art Space will spotlight artists inspired by the 1960s Oshogbo School rooted in Yoruba mythology and intuitive creativity. Tiwani Contemporary presents sculptural work by designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello in his first Nigerian show, reflecting a younger generation blending local roots with global perspectives. The Guest Artists Space (GAS) Foundation, founded by Yinka Shonibare in 2019, runs talks, workshops and cultural exchanges. Nigerian art traces back to Nok terracottas, Igbo-Ukwu bronzes and a restless Modernism.
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