My sophomore album ‘In Memory Of Forgetting’ is finally here. Just a week ago, i decided to share it with a few friends and supporters of my work thanks to Rele gallery who provided me with their beautiful space. It didn’t quite know what to expect or how the event would turn out but i […]
It isn’t very often that you see the city of Lagos void of it’s kaleidoscope of colours, extracted from the noise and yet steeped in poetry and rhythm. It sounds like the stuff of post apocalyptic zombie films. But photographer Logor Oluwamuyiwa or Logor as he is popularly known came to prominence through his […]
In line with its aim to trigger a new-found appreciation of the arts and help nurture a new generation of visual artists, Rele has in the past year been observing, collecting and supporting young talents whom it believes have the right balance of potential, work ethic and drive to occupy a new roster of […]
Internationally acclaimed. Collected by the Smithsonian Institution. Showing at the Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom. Three decades of creating envelope-pushing, engaging work. A grand return to the oil / acrylic medium. Tayo Tekovi Quaye. This is how we’re ending our year. Showing at the gallery this December, OPEN from today and CLOSING our […]
This panel discussion, organised to round up the ongoing Lagos: Hustle and Hope exhibition, will explore the dearth of creation, documentation and exposition of photographic works that go beyond the obvious everyday images on the streets to reveal the lives and work of people off the streets. The panelists are: visual artist Uche Okpa-Iroha, photographer […]
A few weeks ago photographer and playwrite Zainabu Jallo exhibited her series of photographs as part of a commemoration of International Women’s Day. The exhibition titled ‘My Street Economics’ curated by Adenrele Sonariwo ran from the 8th-22nd of March at Rele gallery in Onikan. I got the opportunity to interview the artist. This interview was […]
Rele Gallery is pleased to announce the first of the ‘Lagos: Hustle and Hope’ exhibition series. The exhibition, which will run for three weeks, will open with a reception from 6pm on March 25, 2015, at 5 Military Street, Onikan, Lagos. Lagos: Hustle and Hope captures the dynamic nature of the city-state Lagos and […]
The “My Street Economics” exhibition by Zainabu Jallo is in commemoration of the International Women’s Day and will hold on March 8th, at the new unconventional arts space in Lagos – Rele. In this major solo exhibition that will open on international women’s day, Zainab will display a set of photography works that captures […]