Interpreting the Renovated National Museum, Onikan Through a Decolonial Lens
If former National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) director Abba Isa Tijani’s tenure is likely to be remembered for the restitution momentum he helped nurture, including Germany’s 2022 transfer agreement of more than 1,000 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the return of over 30 Benin objects from US museums, and restitutions by UK institutions such […]
Enwonwu’s African View of Art and Some Problems Facing African Artist
In 1968, Ben Enwonwu published The African View of Art and Some Problems Facing the African Artist in Présence Africaine, the influential pan-African journal founded by Alioune Diop. Writing in the first decade of independence of African nations and deeply engaged in projects of nation-building and cultural self-definition, Enwonwu sought to articulate what role modern […]
Retracing Roots, Identity and Igbo spiritual traditions in the Wake of Christianization – Emmanuelle Chima Gilles-Rousseau
What project were you investigating or developing during your residency? I came to Lagos where I had the chance to be welcomed by Angels and Muse, a wonderful artist residency, to research the influence of Christianization on precolonial Igbo traditional culture. My goal was to write one or more film scripts addressing this topic in […]
Reconnecting With Nature And The Freedom Of Process Led Explorations – Tolu Ami-Williams
Sometimes, growth in an artist’s practice comes not from pushing forward, but from pausing and returning. In this conversation, Tolu reflects on a workshop experience that offered exactly that: a space to slow down, reconnect with making, and rethink the direction of their work. Rezlogue: How did your time at this workshop shift, […]