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Nov 26, 2024 | 
editoria.africa | Wale Lawal |Emmanuel Esomnofu |Kechi Nomu |Yusuf Omotayo
Reimagining Nigerian Heritage - Look InsideThe post Current Issue Reimagining Nigerian Heritage appeared first on The Republic.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Shalom Ojo |Diana Ejaita |Sarah N. Kanu |Kechi Nomu
Illustration by Ekundayo R. Baiyegunhi / THE REPUBLIC. Illustration by Ekundayo R. Baiyegunhi / THE REPUBLIC.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Shalom Ojo |Diana Ejaita |Sarah N. Kanu |Kechi Nomu
Illustration by Ekundayo R. Baiyegunhi / THE REPUBLIC. Illustration by Ekundayo R. Baiyegunhi / THE REPUBLIC.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Wale Lawal |Kechi Nomu |Chimezie Chika |Mobólúwajídìde Joseph
Our latest issue, Nigeria Imaginary, considers the restorative potential of Nigerian art and invites readers to explore the Nigeria Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, plus more. Aindrea Emelife on the Meaning of the Nigeria Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale. The Nigeria Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale brings together artists who are diverse in their styles, influences, affiliations with place, and interpretations of nationhood and history.
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May 19, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Kechi Nomu
It is fitting then that Ojih Odutola is one of eight artists drawn from Nigeria and its diaspora to show works as part of the Nigeria Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale under the theme, Nigeria Imaginary. For the Biennale, Ojih Odutola turns to the Mbari House, a historic centrepiece of Igbo culture and, in its modern usage, an incubator/conservatory in post-independence Nigeria, where vibrant salons were held by the Nigerian literati.
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May 19, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Wale Lawal |Kechi Nomu |Chimezie Chika |Mobólúwajídìde Joseph
Ndidi Dike, Blackhood: A Living Archive, 2024. Installation view, Nigeria Imaginary at the Nigeria Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia. MARCO CAPPELLETI STUDIO / MUSEUM OF WEST AFRICAN ART (MOWAA). Ndidi Dike, Blackhood: A Living Archive, 2024. Installation view, Nigeria Imaginary at the Nigeria Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia. MARCO CAPPELLETI STUDIO / MUSEUM OF WEST AFRICAN ART (MOWAA).
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May 19, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Wale Lawal |Ololade Faniyi |Kechi Nomu |Peace Onafuye
Ndidi Dike, Blackhood: A Living Archive, 2024. Installation view, Nigeria Imaginary at the Nigeria Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia. MARCO CAPPELLETI STUDIO / MUSEUM OF WEST AFRICAN ART (MOWAA). Ndidi Dike, Blackhood: A Living Archive, 2024. Installation view, Nigeria Imaginary at the Nigeria Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia. MARCO CAPPELLETI STUDIO / MUSEUM OF WEST AFRICAN ART (MOWAA).
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
yalereview.org | Kechi Nomu
Hungry for the life of brief animals, the life once of a spotted white moth, I kept finding them corpses. Their bodies crushed just so I misconstrued the meaning of beauty, wings spread over dirt. This was a prior life. I was young. I ran errands, envied short life cycles & indulged in comparative metamorphosis. Once, of the ceramic blue virgin mother built into the parapet of a nearby parish, I asked to be morphed quick by winds lifting my skirt.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Wale Lawal |Ololade Faniyi |Kechi Nomu |Peace Onafuye
Lesotho women protesting violence against women at a National Women’s Day protest at National University of Lesotho. September 1993. K. Kendall / FLICKR. Lesotho women protesting violence against women at a National Women’s Day protest at National University of Lesotho. September 1993. K. Kendall / FLICKR. Exactly five years ago, The Republic publicly launched its first print issue, where we focused on race and identity in the modern world.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Peace Onafuye |Carey Baraka |Ernest Nweke |Kechi Nomu
The story of Lagos is incomplete without a chapter on those who provide the fuel needed to keep the people of this megacity constantly moving: street food. Consider Iya Eba Restaurant, which for more than 50 years has contributed to the history of Lagos one plate at a time. WORDS: AYOOLA OLADIPUPOPHOTOGRAPHY: JEAN-FIDÈLE ANANOU Our award-winning stories are only possible through the dedication of our paying subscribers. Support our work by subscribing today.
