Lagos Beinnal releses artists' list

Otganised by Akete Art Foundation,  Lagos Biennial opens to the general public on the October 14, 2017. The main Biennial exhibition will take place at the Running Shed of the Railway compound in Yaba, Lagos.

  Themed “Living on the Edge”, the Inaugural Edition of the Lagos Biennial explores Crisis in both historical and contemporary contexts. The exhibitions are framed around the concept of superimpositions, and examine parallel histories and counter narratives with the charact

er of the city of Lagos as catalyst.

Legacy 1995, a historical and environmental interest group in Nigeria are the main partners for the Lagos Biennial 2017 and will be granting access to monumental and historic architecture in the city of Lagos.

 List of Participating Artists for the Inaugural Edition of the Lagos Biennial

Oct 14 - Nov 22, 2017

Jelili Atiku                    

Rahima Gambo

Lena Athanasopoulou            

Sam Hopkins and David Lale

Saba Zavarei          

David Palacios

Arrigo Reuss  

Lamis Haggag

Dunja Herzog 

Jess Atieno

Abdulrazaq Awofeso

Rita GT             

Niyi Olagunju

Phoebe Boswell     

Kainebi Osahenye

Adeola Olagunju   

Ranjeeta Kumari

Yara Mekawei   

Eca Eps

Obuh Christopher Nelson

Amina Zoubir  

Olivia Jasinski

Tito Aderemi-Ibitola         

Kathleen Hearn

Jerry Buhari

Youngjoo Yoo    

Poku Chereme

Maie Okafor     

Amol Pati

Tori Wrånes

Taiye Idahor

Januario Jano   

Ro Caminal

Ala Kheir         

Wura Natasha-Ogunji           

Sébastien Mazauric

Fati Abubakar    

Delio Jasse

Kris Russo

Simon Daniel Tegnander Wenzel     

Silas Mensah

Mawuenya Amudzi    

Ayo Akinwande

 Biennial Team

Folakunle Oshun Artistic Director/Curator, Amira Paree - Co-Curator, Erin Rice - Consulting Coordinator Artist Talks, Akor Opaluwah - Coordinator Artist Talks, Aminat Lawal-Agoro - Project Manager, Sola Akintunde - Co-Curator (Locations)