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Hello Friends! Team ART X is working hard behind the scenes to develop new ideas to share with you. We look forward to sharing more, as we continue on our mission to position and shape Lagos as a global cultural hub. Image: Awodiya Toluwani, Benin Chief, 2022; Acrylic on textured sheep skin; Courtesy of Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery at ART X Lagos 2022 Artwork: @awodiya.toluwani.studio

Thank you for seven magical years of ART X Lagos. For our seventh edition, we showcased the breadth of African creativity through 120 artists from 40 countries across the world. Through our innovative programs, special projects and more, we highlighted art’s unique ability to inspire, uplift, and empower. Our curatorial theme, ‘Who Will Gather Under the Baobab Tree?’, led us to explore African histories, philosophies, knowledge systems, and modes of governance across time and space. We thank our galleries, for participating in ART X Lagos 2022 - our most ambitious fair yet. And we express our utmost gratitude to our 2022 sponsors - Access Corporation (@theaccesscorp), Afreximbank (@afreximbankofficial), Zircon Marine (#ZirconMarine), Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers (@StanbicIBTC Pension Managers), Chapel Hill Denham (@chapelhilldenham), Tangerine (@tangerineafrica), SDM Communications (@sdmcomm), Anap Jets (@Anapjets), Spotify (@spotifyafrica), The Macallan (@the_macallan), DSTV (@dstvnigeria), Beat FM (@thebeat999fm), Trace (@tracenaija), Smooth FM (@smoothfm981), and Yellow Dot (@yellowdotng) for your continued support. Thank you for believing in our vision. #ARTXLagos #ARTX #SevenYearsofMagic

Presenting to you the ART X Class of 2022! Meet the ambitious, dynamic team behind the leading international art fair in West Africa, ART X Lagos, as we all as the ART X Prize, ART X Live! and more, who worked tirelessly to deliver to you our spectacular seventh edition. We thank you for your passion, dedication, and camaraderie. Thank you once again to our galleries, patrons, sponsors, partners, and guests for joining us to make ART X Lagos 2022 our best yet. Thank you for joining us. #artxlagos

Relive the FIRE of ART X Live! with our stars, Obongjayar (@obongjayar), DBN GOGO (@dbngogo) and more! 🔥 On TRACE every Wednesday at 7pm and Sunday at 5pm. ART X Live! 2022 was proudly supported by Spotify (@spotifyafrica), Tangerine (@tangerineafrica), The BEAT FM (@thebeat999fm), and Trace (@tracenaija). #ARTXLagos #ARTXLive! #Obongjayar #DBNGogo #YKB #Winny #FahdBello #Daberechi

Enjoy highlights from the Access ART X Prize 2022/23 Winners Announcement at which Dafe Oboro (@dafeoboro), emerged as the winner of our Nigeria Award, with Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński (@belkamkaze), as the winner of our Africa/Diaspora Award. Congratulations to you both once more on this great achievement! To our esteemed jurors, Professor Peju Layiwola (@pejulayiwola), Dr Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (@bonaventurendikung), Maria Varnava (@mariavarnava_), Victor Ehikhamenor (@victorsozaboy), Gabi Ngcobo (@gabi_ngcobo_official), and Alessio Antoniolli (@alessio_antoniolli), who were supported so brilliantly by our curator, Jumoke Sanwo (@jumokesanwo), we thank you for your invaluable contributions to this year’s Prize. We express our utmost gratitude to Access Corporation (@theaccesscorp), the parent company of Access Bank (@myaccessbank) for their continual support in bolstering the careers of emerging artists from Africa and its diaspora; and to our partners, Gasworks (@gasworkslondon) and GAS Foundation (@gasfoundation). We look forward to sharing much more with you next year about our winners, their residencies and their journey to ART X Lagos 2023! #AccessARTXPrize #ARTXLagos #AccessBank #Gasworks #GASFoundation #Africa #Diaspora

Congratulations to Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński (@bel.kamkaze) on emerging as the winner of the Africa/Diaspora Award of the Access ART X Prize 2022/23. A writer, researcher, and artist, Belinda's works are rooted in Black feminist theory. Her practice utilises research-based and process-oriented investigations towards presenting the condition of Black life in the African diaspora, interlaced through varying spaces and temporalities. She is the winner of the Camera Austria Award (2021) and the Doc-Grant Austrian Academy of Science (2018-2020), amongst others. Belinda will receive a residency opportunity at Yinka Shonibare’s GAS Foundation (@gasfoundation), a $10,000 grant towards an exhibition at ART X Lagos 2023, with mentoring and cultural exchange opportunities to support her success on the global stage. Congratulations to the four finalists of the Africa/Diaspora Award - Lois Arde-Acquah (@loisardeacquah) (Ghana); Louisa Marajo (@louisa_marajo) (France/Martinique); Mallory Lowe Mpoka (@lowemallory) (Canada); and Yetunde Olagbaju (@ye.tunde) (United States). The Access ART X Prize is sponsored by Access Corporation (@theaccesscorp) in partnership with Gasworks (@gasworkslondon) and GAS Foundation (@gasfoundation). Images: 1. In Remembrance to the Man, who Became Known As Angelo Soliman, (Ante Mortem) I, 2015, Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński 2. Installation view of 'In Remembrance to the man who became etched into history as “Der Aschanti an der Akademie”', 2021, Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński 3. Stills from Fleshbacks, 2021, Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński #AccessARTXPrize #ARTXLagos #AccessBank #Gasworks #GASFoundation #Africa #Diaspora

Congratulations to Dafe Oboro (@dafeoboro) on emerging as the winner of the Nigeria Award of the Access ART X Prize 2022/23. Dafe’s practice aims to destabilize the often reductive understandings of Africa in mainstream popular media by presenting a refreshed, nuanced perspective to its engagement, supported by cultural context through evocative sound, film, and imagery. Dafe's films have been screened across the globe at acclaimed festivals including Fashion Film Festival Milano (Milan, 2019) and London Short Film Festival (London. 2021), amongst others. Dafe will receive a residency opportunity at Gasworks (@gasworkslondon), a $10,000 grant towards an exhibition at ART X Lagos 2023, as well as mentoring and cultural exchange opportunities to support their success on the global stage. Congratulations to the four finalists of the Nigeria Award - Tolulope Ami-Williams (@official.stunna_) (Nigeria); Kingsley Ayogu (@ayogu.kingsley) (Nigeria); neec nonso (@neecnonso) (Nigeria) and; Matthew Eguavoen (@mattheweguavoen_art) (Nigeria). The Access ART X Prize is sponsored by Access Corporation (@theaccesscorp) in partnership with Gasworks (@gasworkslondon) and GAS Foundation (@gasfoundation). Images: 1. Lagos Still Moves, 2020, Dafe Oboro 2. Lagos Still Moves, 2020, Dafe Oboro #AccessARTXPrize #ARTXLagos #AccessBank #Gasworks #GASFoundation #Africa #Diaspora

We are thrilled to present to you: Dafe Oboro and Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński, our winners of the Access ART X Prize 2022/23! Dafe Oboro (@dafeoboro) is the winner of the Nigeria Award, and Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński (@bel.kamkaze) is the winner of the Africa/Diaspora Award. These artists will receive residency opportunities at Gasworks (@gasworkslondon) and Yinka Shonibare’s GAS Foundation (@gasfoundation); $10,000 grants each towards exhibitions at ART X Lagos 2023; with mentoring and cultural exchange opportunities to support their success on the global stage. We thank our esteemed jury: Professor Peju Layiwola (@pejulayiwola), Dr Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (@bonaventurendikung), Maria Varnava (@mariavarnava_), Victor Ehikhamenor (@victorsozaboy), Gabi Ngcobo (@gabi_ngcobo_official), and Alessio Antoniolli (@alessio_antoniolli), who were supported so seamlessly by our curator, Jumoke Sanwo (@jumokesanwo). We express our deep gratitude to our sponsor Access Corporation (@theaccesscorp), the parent company of Access Bank (@myaccessbank) for their continual support in bolstering the careers of emerging artists from Africa and its diaspora; and to our partners, Gasworks and GAS Foundation. Congratulations to our winners! #AccessARTXPrize #ARTXLagos #AccessBank #Gasworks #GASFoundation #Africa #Diaspora

Explore the work of our Top 10 Finalists for the Access ART X Prize 2022/23! Today, these finalists will present to our esteemed jury at Showcase Day, and afterwards, two winners, one from Nigeria and one from Africa/the Diaspora will be selected. We wish them the best as they meet with our jury. Images: 1. Pour Me Water, Pure Water II, 2020, by Dafe Oboro (@dafeoboro). 2. Detail shot of ‘Fluides fumées’, 2021, by Louisa Marajo (@louisa_marajo). 3. Detail shot of ‘In Search of Red, Black and Green’, 2021, by Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński (@bel.kamkaze). 4. Detail shot of ‘Malcolm X’, 2021, by Kingsley Ayogu (@ayogu.kingsley). 5. Detail shot of ‘A Memo To 2009’, 2022, A Performance by Tolulope Ami-Williams (@official.stunna_). 6. Detail shot of ‘The jUNglE’, 2020-2021, by Lois Arde-Acquah (@loisardeacquah). 7. Detail shot of ‘igbo rising’, by neec nonso (@neecnonso). 8. Detail shot of ‘A Chrysalis No. 2’, 2020. by, Yetunde Olagbaju (@ye.tunde). 9. Detail shot of ‘Espace-Temps’, 2022, by Mallory Lowe Mpoka (@lowemallory). 10. Detail shot of ‘The Garden Behind the House’, 2022, by Matthew Eguavoen (@mattheweguavoen_art). The Access ART X Prize is sponsored by Access Corporation (@theaccesscorp), the parent company of Access Bank (@myaccessbank) in partnership with Gasworks (@gasworkslondon) and Yinka Shonibare’s GAS Foundation (@gasfoundation). #AccessARTXPrize #AccessBank #ARTXLagos #Gasworks #GASFoundation #Africa #Diaspora

We are excited to announce the Top 10 Finalists for the Access ART X Prize 2022/3! They are, for the Nigeria Award; - Dafe Oboro (@dafeoboro) (Nigeria); - Kingsley Ayogu (@ayogu.kingsley) (Nigeria); - Matthew Eguavoen (@mattheweguavoen_art) (Nigeria); - Neec Nonso (@neecnonso) (Nigeria) and; - Tolulope Ami-Williams (@official.stunna_) (Nigeria). And for the Africa/Diaspora Award; - Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński (@bel.kamkaze) (Austria); - Lois Arde-Acquah (@loisardeacquah) (Ghana); - Louisa Marajo (@louisa_marajo) (France/Martinique); - Mallory Lowe Mpoka (@lowemallory) (Canada) and; - Yetunde Olagbaju (@ye.tunde) (United States). This year, we received 6 times the number of entries from previous years, and thank all artists who applied. Our finalists will present to our esteemed jury at our Showcase Day on Wednesday, after which two winners will be selected. These winners will receive residency opportunities at Gasworks (@gasworkslondon) and Yinka Shonibare’s GAS Foundation (@gasfoundation); $10,000 grants each towards exhibitions at ART X Lagos 2023; and mentoring to support their emergence on the global stage. The Access ART X Prize is sponsored by Access Corporation (@theaccesscorp), the parent company of Access Bank (@myaccessbank) in partnership with Gasworks (@gasworkslondon) and Yinka Shonibare’s GAS Foundation (@gasfoundation). #AccessARTXPrize #AccessBank #ARTXLagos #Gasworks #GASFoundation #Africa #Diaspora

Nataal’s final fair highlight is ART X Live!, which featured Nigerian talents Obongjayar, YKB, Winny Daberechi, and Fahd Bello. And representing for South Africa was DJ and Amapiano producer DBN GOGO (@dbngogo) who has previously DJed for Nataal in Joburg. We are huge fans! Listen again on the ART X Live! Spotify Radio: https://artxlagos.com/live. . Read Nataal’s interview with YKB: https://nataal.com/ykb . Image: Portrait of DBN GOGO Nataal (@nataalmedia) is a magazine celebrating creativity from Africa and beyond – and a media partner for ART X Lagos. . #nataalmedia #ARTXLagos #artxlive #Obongjayar #DBNGOGO #YKB