Japan art market boosted by Abenomics after years in the doldrums
By Megumi Lim
Just a decade ago, a lithograph by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama sold for several hundred dollars at best. But now her pieces,...
D-G advises African nations to use culture for development
Lagos, Sept. 20, 2014 (NAN) Sir Ferdinand Anikwe, Director-General, Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), on Saturday urged African countries to...
Rose Wylie wins John Moores Painting Prize aged 80
Artist Rose Wylie has won one of the UK’s most prestigious painting awards at the age of 80.
The £25,000 John Moores Painting Prize, which...
OYASAF founder wants government to promote arts growth
Yemisi Shyllon, founder, Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art Foundation (OYASAF), has urged the the Federal and State Governments to create incentives for the rapid...
Why won’t English speakers read books in translation?
Literature from other languages makes up just two or three per cent of English publishers’ output – why is the figure so low? Hephzibah...
