A solo art exhibition of geometric
paintings by Babatunde Ogunlade opened yesterday at Regrann, Silverbird
Galleria, 133 Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Ogunlade says the exhibition titled Cosmopolitanism
Lagos (The last House on the Left), “is a general view of the city of
Lagos and its environment, as well as the peoples living in it. The number of
people coming into Lagos are more than the people going out of Lagos.”
The last House on the Left he says has to do with the location of Lagos on the
map of Nigeria. “If you notice on the map of Nigeria, Lagos is located at the last
corner by the left, and despite it location peoples are still moving in to seek
opportunities. For example, some can succeed in other place except Lagos. Despite
the rich and traffic situations in Lagos, the inhabitants are used to the
system, whereby they fund it difficult to move out of the state.”
The journey of the ongoing exhibition, he says began when “Jumoke Sanwo, the Creative Director of
Revolving Art Incubator, attended my previous solo last year. Having seen my works
and my colour application, she got excited and suggested we work together, and
in another form. That was how we come about the theme, Cosmopolitanism Lagos. l went back to my Studio to produce the body
of works related to the theme.”
Ogunlade graduated from Auchi
Polytechnic, Edo State in 2002. Cosmopolitanism
Lagos is his fourth solo exhibition. He has been painting for 16 years
and he lives in Lagos.
Exhibition runs till Saturday, September
30, 2017.
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