The earth-brick barn house nestled among cassava and yam fields in southern Nigeria is one of two artists’ residences established by the British-Nigerian artist.

Whether starting one’s art career or entering a more established stage, artist residencies can offer valuable resources and professional connections in a mostly opaque art world, not to mention time to focus on making work. Insiders shared the best 35 residencies globally and told us why...

Shonibare, who was raised between London and Lagos, is employing his socially engaged practice to tackle the complex relationship between colonialism and ecological devastation.

Elephant's Desmon Vincent reports on the artist-led communities re-energising the Lagos art scene.

Traditional Yoruba and Brutalist design elements fuse together in the Nigerian sanctuary for rising luminaries.

The Birtish-Nigerian artist and philanthropist is the official artist of, LUX’s partner, Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, at this year’s Frieze in London. In just a few short years, the Guest Artists Space Foundation spaces in Nigeria, founded by Yinka Shonibare, have seen art...

Artist-led spaces on the African continent are not a new phenomenon, but it’s a growing one. Artists are paving the way for future generations by setting up initiatives to support both their own practice and that of their peers. 

Two weather-station projects – one in Rajasthan, India, the other in Ijebu, Nigeria – are the artist collective’s contribution to the World Weather Network’s climate-conscious initiative.

British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare's Ecology Green Farm in southwestern Nigeria, showcases vernacular architecture and is made using locally sourced materials.

To be a great artist requires more than creating compelling images, objects, spaces, or scenarios—one must be a kind of visionary, an enchanter, and grapple with issues of an entirely different order.

The sites aim to connect the burgeoning West African art scene to other spaces beyond the continent.

A buzzing art week signals sustained investment in West Africa's financial capital.