Artitude Fm: Recent Episodes
oluwole Adedoyin
Legacy the Historical and Environmental Interest Group of Nigeria celebrates her 25th anniversary with a panel discussion on the return of Nigeria’s looted artefacts.
This Episode is being moderated by Kofo Adeleke and features, SEUN AJAGUNNA, YEMISI SHYLLON, BABATUNDE ADEBIYI AND ENOTIE OGBEBOR which aims to move discussions on the return to Nigeria of stolen treasures such as the Benin Bronzes to a more action-orientated Nigerian-based dialogue on the various levels of preparedness. Dialogue over the return of stolen treasures must give way to examination and action on what we have on the ground in Nigeria, in terms of preparation.
This episode established the position of Lagos in the contemporary art scene in Nigeria.
How has the Canon of African art been formulated? what Is its constituent works? more importantly how does the Canon support or prevent the emergence of new works from being considered as canonical in African culture and what this means in essence is basically the distinction between African artworks that were taken out of the continent and are now present in the global museums all over the world and the continued existence in Africa of cultural properties that have equal antiquity and are not recognized as being authentic because they are in Africa
Tokini Peterside will take us on cultural diplomacy on how best we can represent our country through our arts, media and other aspects of our culture globally.
Part of the Conference " Deep Time and Crisis, c. 1930" May 26, 2018. Sylvester takes us through the journey of Negerplastik role in the potrayal of African Art, significant forms and luminous imagery in the context of modernism.
Ike Ude will take you on the positive portrayal of Africans, through his photography. Source TedGlobal 2017.
Yinka Sonibare will take you into a discuss of his experience about his Post-colonial space.