Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

From Porto-Novo to Paris Africa, contemporary art’s new hot-spot

Artists from the continent display a bright streak of edgy and playful work in the French capital   Before the first world war the most exciting

Culture, artistry as Indian community marks Hindu New Year

More than four months after the global community celebrated the New Year of its Gregorian calendar – year 2017 (after the death of Christ), the

How social media is affecting production, consumption of literature

When Romeo Oriogun, the Nigerian poet who recently won the 2017 Brunel African International Poetry Prize, said all the poems he submitted were writte

Not being able to paint is like dying – Buffalo

In 2011, Ikenna Udeh, also known as Buffalo, was at the height of his power as an artist featuring at a grand exhibition at Casalinda Gallery Lounge i

British artist Damien Hirst accused of copying Nigerian art at Venice Biennale

English artist Damien Hirst has been accused of cultural appropriation after his exhibition, “Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable,&rdqu