Starting out as an initiative for me to meet more black women interested in the arts, Black Girl Meetup (henceforth BGM) is slowly growing into a communal gathering. On the 10th of January, we had our official 2nd organised meetup to see the wondrous work of Phoebe Boswell's The Space Between Things at Autograph ABP and it … Continue reading Black Girl Meetup: Phoebe Boswell
Almost a week ago, I planned a MeetUp (via the app and various other social media outlets) for Black women who wanted to check out a free exhibition. We met to view Njideka Akunliyi Crosby's The Beautyful Ones work that was - and still is till the 3rd of February - on display at the National … Continue reading Black Girls Meetup: Njideka Akunliyi Crosby
The art world, as is the case with anything in this life of patriarchy, is dominated by men. If we begin to dissect further by introducing race and all other forms of structural oppression, we will find very little diversity. But this post isn't about shedding light on the whiteness, maleness and all round boring-ness … Continue reading 5 Women Artists You Should Know.
God, it has been a long time. My new year resolution was to write more, go to more viewings and I have failed woefully the past 3 months - life happened, folks. But I'm back! And I have an amazing - aren't they always? - exhibition for you all to see. As always, this is … Continue reading Taiye Idahor: ÒKHÙO
A tweet from a follower almost got lost in the abyss of trivial and repetitive topics that tend to fill my timeline occasionally but thanks to the algorithm that shows you tweets you missed, I happened to come across it. It had a link to information about Legacies of Biafra exhibition that was coming to … Continue reading Legacies Of Biafra
I truly can not believe that the year is almost over and 2018 has its foot in the door. I started this blog for the love of art and my aim was (and still is) to bridge the gap between young black and ethnic 'minorities' and the art world -- to introduce black artists and … Continue reading F3mininja Recap: 2017
