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Ghost Goes Hollywood: A Band, a “Ghovie,” and Fan-Love
An experience, that is: affecting multiple senses rather than “just listening to music.” A memorable, self-contained happening, with some of
Sarah Hajkowski
Jun 7, 20248 min read


Making Ends Meet as a Portrait Artist in Nigeria
Solomon Sarki is a portrait and realist artist with love for pastel and charcoal paintings.
kennethonwurah75
May 22, 20243 min read


Women Artists by Themselves
As a major exhibition of women artists opens in London, we look at female self-portraits and what they say about the painters who made them.
Catriona Miller
May 14, 20244 min read


Behind Ransom Papi’s Creative Process and Novel Music Enterprise
Meet Ransom Papi, a Nigeria-based performing artist specializing in alternative music, afro highlife, and rhythm and blues (R&B) music.
kennethonwurah75
May 5, 20244 min read

Creativity in Spades: A Conversation with Metal Artists Adams Crafty Creations
An interview with Western North Carolina metal artists Adams Crafty Creations.
Sarah Hajkowski
Apr 21, 20244 min read
Essay: The art of forgetfulness
Peace dies when we turn down the volume of our solidarity with the oppressed.
rabhelanimguni
Mar 14, 20243 min read


Singer-Songwriter Izie on the Story Behind Her Latest Single 'Juju'
In the vibrant heart of Lagos, Nigeria, singer-songwriter Izie aims to captivate audiences with her latest single 'Juju'. Born and based...
Peculiar Ibhawoh
Mar 4, 20243 min read


How Artists Gave the Three Wise Men a Makeover
No-one can resist a party and everyone loves a bit of bling, especially at Christmas. This is how paintings of the Wise Men went wild.
Catriona Miller
Dec 14, 20234 min read
The Complicity of Silence and Indifference: Is the Age of Idols over?
Art is about reality but our idols' silence on the Israel-Palestine conflict does not reflect that reality.
rabhelanimguni
Dec 12, 20234 min read


Art: Seeing the Past in Black and White
Why do we persist in seeing the past as a place of grey and sepia, black and white?
Catriona Miller
Nov 26, 20235 min read


Why Frans Hals' ‘The Laughing Cavalier’ is No Joke
Tae a fresh look at Frans Hals' most famous painting 'The Laughing Cavalier'
Catriona Miller
Nov 12, 20234 min read

Essay: Pop Music and the Ecstasy of Boundless Desire
by Anwesha Dutta There’s a certain kind of feeling that comes over us when we listen to a good pop song. Heads begin to roll, bodies...
Anwesha Dutta
Nov 11, 20238 min read


Delhi Opulence: A DAG Exhibition on the Delhi Durbars and the Tapestry of Delhi
In late September, The Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) opened its doors to an excellently curated exhibition of the three Delhi durbars.
Devanshi Panda
Nov 2, 20233 min read


Richard Adeola On Queer Expression through Painting
Richard Adeola is a Nigerian artist and painter who focuses on exploring Queer expression through art.
Olanrewaju Oluwafemi Damzy
Oct 30, 20234 min read


Ola Musique on Afro Soul Gospel and Reinventing Gospel Sounds
Ola Musique is a musician based in Abuja Nigeria, known for infusing pidgin English into a gospel genre called Afro-soul gospel.
kennethonwurah75
Sep 21, 20234 min read


Back in Time, to the Beginning: A Tribute to Taylor Swift and a New Age
A creative essay and tribute to Taylor Swift, her re-recordings, and presence in girlhoods around the world
Xiao Faria da Cunha
Sep 12, 20235 min read


Afraid Of His Visions: HR Giger at the Aleš South Bohemian Gallery
As the world faces existential crises, this nightmarish retrospective of the Swiss-born artist feels all too timely.
Olivia McNeilis
Sep 11, 20235 min read


Aleena Sharif on Art and Expressing Her Own Experiences through Paint
Dea Fejzullahu interviews Aleena Sharif, an artist from Karachi, Pakistan known for representing the female body through her craft.
Dea Fejzullahu
Sep 11, 20234 min read


Boygenius and co. astound at Gunnersbury Park.
Callum Foulds reviews Boygenius, Soak, Ethel Cain, and Muna at Gunnersbury park.
Callum Foulds
Aug 24, 20233 min read


Play Review: Ismat Apa Ke Naam
The Shah family of actors inaugurate the Delhi Theatre Festival with their witty and hilarious 'Ismat Apa ke Naam'.
Devanshi Panda
Aug 13, 20233 min read
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