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Mobolaji Ogunrosoye Embarks on a Research Fellowship at G.A.S. Lagos

Mobolaji Ogunrosoye Embarks on a Research Fellowship at G.A.S. Lagos

This December, we are thrilled to host our final resident of the year, Nigerian multidisciplinary artist Mobolaji Ogunrosoye, as she undertakes a two-week research fellowship at G.A.S. Lagos. Known for a distinct visual language that intersects photography and collage, Mobolaji's...

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Osei Bonsu to Research Living Legacies of Nigerian Modernism During Residency

Osei Bonsu to Research Living Legacies of Nigerian Modernism During Residency

Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of welcoming Osei Bonsu, a British-Ghanaian curator, writer, and art historian, to G.A.S. Lagos for his residency. Based between London and Paris, Osei is the Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, where he works to expand the representation of...

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Event Recap: Lagos Art Tour 2024

Event Recap: Lagos Art Tour 2024

The fifth edition of the Lagos Art Tour began on Tuesday 29th October, with the G.A.S. and Y.S.F. teams warmly welcoming patrons, trustees, and friends of the Foundations from across the globe, who arrived throughout the day at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Early arrivals had the...

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Avery Youngblood To Explore Technology and Identity Through Post-Colonial Narratives in Lagos During Residency

Avery Youngblood To Explore Technology and Identity Through Post-Colonial Narratives in Lagos During Residency

G.A.S. Foundation is thrilled to welcome Avery Youngblood, our first resident supported by the Yale School of Art. A multidisciplinary artist and designer based in New York City, Avery’s practice spans video art, moving image, design, and film. Her rich, introspective work explores themes...

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'Kuna Mende Kwenye Mashine' Exhibition Explores Alternative Histories and Rhythms of Creation

'Kuna Mende Kwenye Mashine' Exhibition Explores Alternative Histories and Rhythms of Creation

KUNA MENDE KWENYE MASHINE (There’s a Bug in the Machine) is the third exhibition in the Art Exchange: Moving Image series. Curated by Jesse Gerard Mpango, a founding member of Ajabu Ajabu—a multimedia curatorial collective based in Dar es Salaam—the exhibition invites visitors...

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Ofem Ubi Returns to G.A.S. Foundation for Another Residency

Ofem Ubi Returns to G.A.S. Foundation for Another Residency

G.A.S. is excited to welcome back Ofem Ubi, a multidisciplinary artist and recipient of the G.A.S. Foundation's Annual Fellowship Award. As one of the inaugural awardees in 2022, he returns for an eight-week residency to explore creative possibilities at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ijebu....

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Kosisochukwu Nnebe’s Residency to Explore Cassava as a Counter-Archive of Colonial Histories

Kosisochukwu Nnebe’s Residency to Explore Cassava as a Counter-Archive of Colonial Histories

Kosisochukwu Nnebe, an artist, writer and an awardee of G.A.S. Foundation's annual fellowship, joins us for a seven-week residency at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ijebu. Her multifaceted practice spans sculpture, installation, photography, film, performance, sound, textiles, and...

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Theophilus Imani to Research the Afterlives of FESTAC‘77 During G.A.S. Residency

Theophilus Imani to Research the Afterlives of FESTAC‘77 During G.A.S. Residency

As we eagerly anticipate the start of Lagos Art Week at the end of October, we are thrilled to announce the arrival of Theophilus Imani, who will join us at G.A.S. Lagos until November 8, 2024. Theo’s residency sits within the framework of the Annotations Programme. A visual researcher...

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Liz Kobusinge’s Residency Explores Memory, Materiality, and Heritage through Eco-Printing

Liz Kobusinge’s Residency Explores Memory, Materiality, and Heritage through Eco-Printing

G.A.S. Foundation is excited to introduce our second resident to join us this art season, Liz Kobusinge, a Ugandan researcher and multidisciplinary artist embarking on an immersive four-week residency in Lagos as part of the Annotations Programme - a six-month project that explores major African...

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Shabu Mwangi's Residency at G.A.S. Foundation to Culminate in ART X Lagos Presentation

Shabu Mwangi's Residency at G.A.S. Foundation to Culminate in ART X Lagos Presentation

Guest Artists Space Foundation is excited to welcome Kenyan multidisciplinary artist Shabu Mwangi for a residency from September to November 2024. Mwangi’s dynamic practice spans painting, sculpture, and installation, often focusing on the effects of structural and historical violence, as...

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From Kampala to Nairobi ‘in transit under another sky’ explores creative practice across borders

From Kampala to Nairobi ‘in transit under another sky’ explores creative practice across borders

In transit under another sky is an ambitious exhibition realised across Kampala and Nairobi by curators E.N. Mirembe and Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo. The project brings together the work of 11 artists who engage deeply with themes of transience, marginal identities, and the idea of artistic...

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Misheck Masamvu's Residency Explores the Relationship Between Farming and an Artistic Practice

Misheck Masamvu's Residency Explores the Relationship Between Farming and an Artistic Practice

In August, we were pleased to welcome Misheck Masamvu as our second Goodman Gallery-funded resident at G.A.S. Foundation. Known for a distinct practice that spans painting, drawing, and sculpture, Misheck’s residency in Nigeria presents an exciting opportunity for him to engage with and...

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