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Art news, views and reviews edited by Anla Ayodele

Tracey Emin: A Second Life at Tate Modern, Review

Tracey Emin: A Second Life at the Tate Modern presents a delusional collaboration between the hyper-autobiographical and confessional artist Tracey Emin and Tate Modern. This collaboration gives off an air of the emperor’s-new-clothes and presents a near inaccessible exhibition. Continue reading

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Choir Boy, Stratford East Theatre: Review

Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Oscars and Golden Globes winning playwright dramatises the tension between our individuality and unspoken honour codes in our various so-called cultural and safe spaces. Continue reading

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Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern Review: A fraction of the Story

With canvases of rich and deep colour palettes, Tate Modern’s Nigerian Modernism showcased the three regional art schools that flourished after Nigeria’s 1960 independence. What was missing was the feverish vibrancy of Lagos, the explosion of photography and the iconoclasm of the likes of Fela Kuti. Continue reading

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Edward Ofosu: Accra we dey!

GK Art Notes profile of Edward Ofosu, a Ghanian multimedia artist on the occasion of his solo exhibition, Rhythm of The Soul, at La Foundation of Art, Accra, Ghana. The show runs from 21/8/25 to 21/9/25. Continue reading

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It’s Not Spring Yet!

Peter Webb’s The Year in 12 Scapes II talks about stubborn winter desires and the hypnosis of intense Pre-Raphaelite palette Continue reading

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Say hello to January (again! 😯)

This is The Year in 12 Scapes, so of course we have to start with January. Continue reading

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Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos at Autograph

Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos at Autograph, London curated by Lagos Studio Archives and Bindi Vora. An exhibition of African photography studio portraiture, telling the story of self-fashioning, cultural expression and aspiration in booming 1970s Nigeria. Continue reading

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Random art around London

Michelangelo’s 16th century ‘Adam’s Creation’ reimagined by 21st century artist in 2024. Continue reading

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Black History Month finds on Galleria Klik

Black History Month gifts can be found in UK October BHM inspired galleries, publications and destinations on the Galleria Klik website. Included are the galleries of Bola Adamolekun and Anla Ayodele and publications featuring Saloua Raouda Choucair, Ibrahim El-Salahi., Ellen Gallagher, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and Zanele Muholi. Continue reading

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2024 Black History Month: South Africa Calling

Coinciding with the UK’s 2024 Black History Month are the exhibitions of South African photographers Zanele Muholi and Ernest Cole. Over 50 years apart both address discrimination—emphasizing the ongoing struggles for emancipation, highlighting both past and present challenges in the fight against racial, political, cultural and social injustice. Continue reading

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