Exuberance, Forms and the Notion of Self

This winter in Manchester, Chuck Gallery, a new art space refurbished to exude a seamless minimalist design, opens with an inaugural solo exhibition starring leading Nigerian artist, Fidel Oyiogu. His works are an exhilarating collection of significant paintings embracing the glamour of the feminine obsession. Oyiogu’s rhythmic display of loosely

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Bracing for the MARVEL Moment

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/bracing-for-the-marvel-moment/179933 An upwardly mobile art gallery, with a long tradition for supporting emerging local artists, returns to its usual Abuja venue, the lobby of the Transcorp Hiton Hotel with an exhibition featuring 18 artists, Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports. Exhibitions, as platforms, do indeed define an artist’s career. Ditto for the coterie

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An Experience So Marvellous…

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/an-experience-so-marvellous-/71801 With its bi-annual art fairs in an Abuja highbrow hotel, Marvel Arts has carved a niche through availing the society’s bigwigs with the works of struggling artists. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports. Two suitors for the same bride! Isn’t this an apt metaphor for the interesting scenario playing itself out here?

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