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Njideka Akunyili-Crosby’s I Refuse to Be Invisible (2013). PHOTO: Courtesy of the artist Though women in the arts have suffered under-representation and been written out of the history books, some are demystifying the art space, which is helping them to make the desired statement. One of such female artists is Njideka Akunyili-Crosby. Akunyili-Crosby is exploding the myth of ‘authentic African experience’. Her art “negotiates the cultural terrain between her adopted home in America and her native Nigeria, creating collage and photo transfer-based paintings that expose the challenges of occupying these two worlds”. Akunyili-Crosby mixes the classic academic western technique with her personal life, Nigerian and American culture and African traditions. She composes scenes from her everyday life between two countries, using western elements ....
Africaâs biggest names across art, fashion and music collaborate on new film Like Someone s Watching FOR IT’S 2020 edition, ART X Live! – the dynamic fusion platform for art and music within ART X Lagos, West Africaâs first international art fair, presents âLike Someoneâs Watchingâ â a performance film starring musicians Oxlade and Tomi Owó, visual artist King Jesse Uranta, and DJ Camron. Like Someoneâs Watchingâ is a powerful response from Nigeriaâs emerging generation of creative talent – working across art, music and fashion Tokini Peterside, Executive Producer of âLike Someoneâs Watchingâ First premiered on Saturday 5th December 2020, as part of the ART X Lagos 2020 art fair, âLike Someoneâs Watchingâ features a stellar line up of Nigeriaâs exciting emerging creatives, cutting across art, music and fashion. ....