Tag Archives: Yoruba Photography

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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Gele ati Asọ́-Oke Exhibition: Aiming for the Footsteps of Success

Posted on September 29, 2016 by GalleriaKlik

The Gele ati Asọ́-Oke exhibition is aiming to follow in the footsteps of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) Lagos’s 2014 crowdfunded publication of a monograph on Nigerian Photographer J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere. J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere along with Benedy and Sons, … 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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