In New Orleans, artist Leonard Martin followed the movement of Carnival the way one follows a river. An experience of the city, of history and of the collective that profoundly transformed his way of painting, now on view at Galerie Templon in…
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In the vibrant, unsettling world of Olivia Sterling, laughter and pain walk hand in hand. Her paintings, with their bright surfaces and flat, confident lines, peel back the comforts of everyday life to reveal the deep, persistent absurdities of race, identity, and…
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Few Nigerian creatives have bent as many disciplines to their will as Daniel Obasi. A self-taught graphic designer turned stylist, photographer, and filmmaker, he first earned global attention with Fashion Eye Lagos for Louis Vuitton (2022), a book-length visual ode to his city’s layered realities.…
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This summer, Nigerian artist Ken Nwadiogbu presents a major solo exhibition in London, offering new works that push the boundaries of figuration, memory, and black identity. Known for his hyperrealistic yet conceptually rich portraits, often marked by cut-out gazes, fragmented figures, and…
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With a name that evokes the pulse of the pavement, Asphalt is the alias of Milo Thoretton, a Paris-born musician whose songs reflect both the grit of the city and a longing for escape. Raised somewhere between rive gauche bookshops and wide-open…
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Samuel Animashaun Perry, widely recognized by his stage name Broda Shaggi, is a dynamic force in Nigeria’s entertainment scene. Born in 1993, in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria, he has carved a niche for himself as a comedian, actor, musician, and content creator. With a…
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At just 27, Franco-Japanese artist VictorTakeru is emerging as a quiet force in contemporary painting. Trained in graphic design, self-taught in fine art, he’s developed a delicate, introspective visual language he calls “ambient music painting.” A conversation with a soft-spoken painter whose…
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For CITY Magazine, musician and activist Ade Bantu curates a vibrant playlist celebrating the soul of Lagos. rom Burna Boy’s global grooves to Ayra Starr’s fresh melodies, The Cavemen’s highlife revival, and the conscious energy of his own collective BANTU, each track…
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At London’s National Portrait Gallery, an exhibition reveals a master of mise-en-scène obsessed with beauty and haunted by what it conceals. At the National Portrait Gallery, the exhibition devoted to Cecil Beaton feels less like a retrospective than a slow drift. A…
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