What Fashola’s Lagos Is Missing In Waka-Into Bondage
Jahman Anikulapo (As published in THe Guardian, Sunday February 10, 2008) HERE is one major art exhibition project that appeared to have sneaked in unannounced on the Lagos art circuit. Not so much loud drumming heralded its birth on Saturday, February 3; at least not any whiff near the celebratory, punch-pulling and influence-commanding opening of Joe Musa’s Recent Paintings, which opened same day at the National Theatre, Lagos. Though the hosting institution, the Centre for Contemporary Art, CCA, Lagos, had done much within its limited resources and current strength to spread the word in the necessary circles, particularly among the ery close-knit visual art patronage family, the show still could not be said to have enjoyed the much deserved public attention, particularly for what it represents for the cultural sector of the national economy; and of course the many factors that make it a unique artistic venture. And these factors are many: One, this is an exhibition featuring the w...