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ADEDOYIN JOHNSON Christie’s sells controversial Nigerian figures for N92.821m at online auction. The British Auction house went ahead with the auction in spite of calls to withdraw the lot. The “Alusi” figures from Igboland in Eastern Nigeria were sold in Christie’s Paris salesroom on the internet on Monday, June 29. The…
ADEDOYIN JOHNSON Art auction experience low sales making only N135million in 2019 according to the total sales figure released by Arthouse Contemporary Auction house based on the sales at its The Affordable Art Auction and Modern and Contemporary Art auction held in Lagos, Nigeria. The figure is a record low…
A total of N36million ($99,340) worth of artworks were sold at the Affordable Art auction organized annually by Arthouse Contemporary Ltd. The figure showed a good start for the art industry in the first quarter of 2020 until the Corona Virus outbreak applied a brake on the legs of a…
You can by affordable art at Arthouse Contemporary’s fourth annual Affordable Art Auction on February 23, 2019, 6 PM, at the Kia Showroom, 308 Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The auction preview, Art Night Out, will feature art, music and live performances. The Affordable Art Auction aims to engage…
At Work a group exhibition organised by The Arthouse Foundation is billed to open on Saturday January 27, 6pm at the Kia Showroom, Victoria Island, Lagos. The exhibition is the final projects of the Arthouse Foundation Artist Residency Programme, which features works by Francois Beaurain, Nengi Omuku, Thierry Oussou, Jimmy…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Bold, edgy works of art stared me in the face as I ascended the first floor at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos for the second edition of ART X Lagos. The white walls accentuated the pieces hanging on them. I joined other art lovers to move from…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Adam & Eve Store played host to lovers of arts and fine homewares when ‘The Content’ exhibition opened at the Isaac John Ikeja GRA flagship store. Well curated art pieces adorned the white walls interacting freely with exquisite home furnishings. Taking the right turn into the large store,…
One of the leading luxury footwear makers in Nigeria, Ethnik has added to its collections “Amaros” an art inspiration from pre-colonial architecture. The new collection was launched in grand style having many lovers and players in arts and afrocentric products at the Red Door Gallery on Victoria Island. Alongside “Amaros”,…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Foremost luxury retail store, Adam and Eve is taking the concept of home space further with the staging of ‘The Content’ an exhibition of paintings by renowned Nigerian artists. The exhibition which will open on Sunday October 15 will feature pieces from Dr Bruce Onobrakpeya, Kolade Oshinowo, Lekan…
NAOMI NDUBUEZE Lagos is set to witness the first edition of the Lagos Biennial of contemporary art which is organized by the Akete Art Foundation from the 14th October to 22nd December 2017 in six different venues across Nigeria. With the theme “Living on the Edge”, the biennial aims to…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Ben Enwonwu’s Anyanwu, an iconic bronze work from 1962 was sold for NGN 54,050,000 at the May edition of the Arthouse Contemporary Auction held on May 22, 2017 at the Kia Showroom, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, making it the top sale of the evening. A representation of the…
The works of modern masters such as Ben Enwonwu, Erhabor Emokpae, Ben Osawe, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Abayomi Barber, David Dale, Twins Seven Seven, David Dale and Akinola Lasekan, will feature at the May edition of Arthouse Contemporary art auction. The eighteenth edition, the comes up on Monday, May 22, 2017, 6pm…
Celebrated painter and mixed media artist Diseye Tantua, opens his exhibition entitled S-Art, from April 22 to May 6, 2017, at the Kia Showroom, 43B Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Put together by Arthouse-The Space, the opening reception comes up on Saturday, April 22, 2017, 6pm. Diseye Tantua is…
Nigerian artists are putting a good show at the 2017 edition of the Venice Biennale. The Nigerian Pavilion will host the works of some of Nigeria’s most prominent contemporary artists, including painter Victor Ehikhamenor, sculptor Peju Alatise and choreographer Qudus Onikeku. The exhibition, curated by Adenrele Sonariwo and Emmanuel Iduma,…
“Living on the Edge”, the first edition of the Lagos Biennial of contemporary art will be held from the 14th October to 22nd December 2017 in six different venues across Nigeria’s metropolis. The artist-run biennial will attract over 40 international artists from 20 countries including: France, Iran, Mozambique, Kenya,…
A total of N40,526,000 works were sold at the evening sale of Arthouse Contemporary Affordable Art Auction which held on February 11, 2017, at the Kia Showroom in Lagos, Nigeria. Featuring 123 lots from emerging and established contemporary artists, 62% of the lots were sold. The top sale of the…
Arthouse Contemporary, West Africa’s premiere auction house, is presents the second edition of the Affordable Art Auction on February 11, 2017, at the Kia Showroom, 308 Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Affordable Art Auction aims to engage emerging markets and the rise of a new collector base, with…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN As I walked into The Wheatbaker hotel, Ikoyi on a sunny Tuesday morning, the colourful installation art mounted on the wall remained noticeable. I never knew it was one of the pieces I was billed to see at the media meeting to announce the exhibition of Tayo Olayode…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The Lagos State Government will on Friday hold an art expo in memory and honour of late art connoisseur and co-chairman of Lagos at 50 Committee, Rasheed Gbadamosi. The expo named, Rasheed Gbadamosi Eko Art Expo, will be an exhibition of selected works of masters by galleries in…
The Late 1950s and early 1960s witnessed in Nigeria art history the beginning of radical revolution in visual art. The periods witnessed a change of art style from ancient traditions as artists jettisoned western style realistic approach to execution of artwork. Here, BEATRICE ISOLA, highlights some interesting pieces from the…
