They sell one narrative as the Story, one viewpoint as the only perspective. This attitude prefers a long-perpetuated dominance, standing o

"Passion, intellectual curiosity, and intuition inspired His Royal Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe CFR, over a period of 40 years"

When a system demands that you work twice as hard to be accepted, then rest, sleep, and dreaming become important tools for shutting out...

Today is the 20th coronation anniversary of His Majesty Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha (Agbogidi). The king is an avid art collector and...

The lure of becoming an international figure fascinates me- to cross national borders effortlessly and encounter new people with their...

Art is a socializing act. Multiple movements are screaming for an outlet. It’s possible to get sucked into the work. I suggest or...

PRITHVI FINE ART AND CULTURAL CENTRE, New Delhi Celebrates India’s 75th INDEPENDENCE DAY in collaboration with ARTSY, New York with the...

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...

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...

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...

The artists’ advocacy organisation Artists at Risk (AR) has launched an emergency fund to support artists who face threats to their...

We all love a good spin. From childhood, we are taught lessons through stories. The Igbo hyphenates stories- we are good with proverbs....

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...

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...

Power Play and Other African Stories (for the exhibition Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power) Ballot Boxes and Beasts of Power is mainly an...

From July 18-21, 2018, the Art Historical Association of Nigeria (AHAN), in conjunction with the Department of Fine And Applied Arts,...

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...

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...

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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