ART X LAGOS
Launched in 2016, ART X Lagos is West Africa’s premier international art fair, designed to showcase the best and most innovative contemporary and modern art from Africa and its Diaspora. The art fair has since become a cornerstone of the Lagos art calendar, drawing local patrons and a host of international collectors, curators, and critics annually.
Launched in 2016, ART X Lagos is West Africa’s premier international art fair, designed to showcase the best and most innovative contemporary and modern art from Africa and its Diaspora. The art fair has since become a cornerstone of the Lagos art calendar, drawing local patrons and a host of international collectors, curators, and critics annually.
Since its debut, four editions of ART X Lagos have held, welcoming over 31,000 visitors to see the works of Africa’s leading established and emerging artists, including representatives of institutions such as the Tate Modern, Zeitz MOCAA, the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago and Centre Pompidou. As a result, ART X Lagos has been featured extensively in global media such the New York Times, the Financial Times, CNN, the BBC, The Times, Vogue, Le Monde (France), Apollo Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar Art and more, reaching audiences of over 3 billion people around the world.
4
Years Running
44
Galleries
106
Artists
31000
Attendees
Access Bank ART X Prize
Initiated to contribute to the burgeoning contemporary art sector in Nigeria, The ART X Prize, currently titled The Access Bank ART X Prize, is the number one prize for emerging artists in Nigeria. The Prize was launched in 2016, and initially ran concurrently with ART X Lagos as a social media competition, with the finalists exhibiting at the fair.
Initiated to contribute to the burgeoning contemporary art sector in Nigeria, The ART X Prize, currently titled The Access Bank ART X Prize, is the number one prize for emerging artists in Nigeria. The Prize was launched in 2016, and initially ran concurrently with ART X Lagos as a social media competition, with the finalists exhibiting at the fair.
However, the Prize has since evolved significantly, undergoing several changes to bolster the efforts of emerging artists who have demonstrated a commitment to careers as professional visual artists. In the absence of infrastructure that exists in other international centres for contemporary art, the Prize was launched to contribute to the burgeoning contemporary art sector in Nigeria. The Prize is judged by a jury of internationally acclaimed artists and practitioners. Previous jurors have included Yinka Shonibare CBE; Sokari Douglas Camp CBE, Bruce Onobrakpeya and more.
4
Years Running
44
Galleries
106
Artists
31000