Tag Archives: Nigeria

Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos at Autograph

Posted on November 22, 2024 by GalleriaKlik

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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The origins of the label “Yoruba photography”

Posted on September 26, 2016 by GalleriaKlik

Yoruba photography is not a new term. It is at least five decades old. The anthropologist Stephen Sprague as far back as 1979 used the label Yoruba photography in his seminal academic article on the Yoruba people and the unique … Continue reading →

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Nollywood: A fresh alternative to Cannes and Hollywood

Posted on May 22, 2013 by GalleriaKlik

You say Cannes Film Festival, I say Nigerian Film Week Paris; you say Hollywood and I say Nollywood; ‘Tomayto’, tomato, lets agree on two things. Neither Cannes nor Hollywood represents the diversity out there in the world and not all … Continue reading →

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