Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow dies in Dakar

Ousmane Sow, a luminary figure of African contemporary art, died early Thursday morning in Dakar. He was 81. “He takes with him the dreams and t

Kogi, Anambra, Gombe shine at AFAC

At the closing ceremony of the ninth edition of the African Arts and Crafts Expo (AFAC) on Tuesday, Kogi, Anambra and Gombe were among states that eme

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie slams BBC ‘ambush’ with Trump supporter

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has received an apology from the BBC, after she accused Newsnight producers of “sneakily pitting” her agai

It’s a wrap: 6 storey high taking over Abuja skyline

An art installation created by British artist Laura Aldridge and 35 women working from a textile workshop in Abuja is commanding attention in the city

‘Cassava is my raw material for sculpture’

Daily Trust: How long have you been working with cassava as raw material for your art? James Shuiabu: It’s an innovation which I started less th