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With an art practice spanning over seven decades, Abayomi Barber at 92 easily stands out as one of the contemporary Nigerian art scene’s leading lights. The artist, whose naturalistic paintings rebuff the Western notions of African art, was the toast of the Lagos art community at a recent event organised by the National Gallery of Art. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports ARTICLES When Oladimeji Abayomi Adebayo Alade Barber clocked 92, on October 23, last year, the rest of the country was gripped by fever spasms of mass protests against police brutality. During these protests, tagged EndSARS, cultural activities – like everything else – understandably ground to a halt nationwide. This was at a time when the COVID-19 protocols still discouraged large gatherings and the art public agonised over the effects of the earlier government-imposed lockdowns! Is it any wonder, therefore, that the National Gallery of Art – which is often known as the NGA – had to shelve its pla

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