ART X Lagos

The RESONANCE Residency, developed by ART X Lagos, the Cité internationale des arts (@citedesartsparis ) in Paris and the Embassy of France in Nigeria (@franceinnigeria )/ Institut Français du Nigeria (@ifnigeria ), is designed to support you with the time and space to focus fully on your practice. Selected laureates will receive: — A three-month residency in Paris — A live-in studio at Cité Internationale des Arts — Travel and living support — Access to international networks and institutions — Opportunities for dialogue, mentorship, and exchange More than a residency, it is a moment to step outside your local environment and engage your work differently. Applications are open to visual artists, curators, and designers living and working in Nigeria. Apply via the link in bio. #Resonance2026 #ARTXLagos #CreativeResidency

At ART X Lagos 2025, we joined photographer, curator, and writer, Akinbode Akinbiyi (@akinbodeakinbiyi ) in conversation where he reflected on a photographic practice shaped by time, movement, and the discipline of observation—across Nigeria and beyond. Drawing on the enduring influence of the legendary figure who anchored the ART X ICON Exhibition, J.D. ’Okhai Ojeikere, Akinbiyi spoke to a way of seeing rooted in cultural documentation and a commitment to recording the textures of everyday life. Moderated by ART X Lagos’ Curator-at-Large, Missla Libsekal (@misslalibsekal ), the conversation considered what it takes to sustain a creative practice over time. Watch the full talk on YouTube via the link in bio. #ARTXTalks #ARTXLagos #10X

The RESONANCE Residency returns for its second edition following a powerful inaugural year that saw three Nigerian creative practitioners, Anthony Ogochukwu Agbapuonwu (@tonyola_007 ), Mobolaji Ogunrosoye (@also_known_as_bojj ) and Olorunfemi Adewuyi (@olorunfemi.adewuyi ), travel from Lagos to Paris for three months of research and artistic development. ART X Lagos, the Cité internationale des arts (@citedesartsparis ) in Paris and the Embassy of France in Nigeria / Institut Français du Nigeria (@ifnigeria ) co-constructed the three-month annual residency programme for visual artists, curators, and designers based in Nigeria. Initiated in 2020 by both Cité internationale des arts and the Embassy of France in Nigeria, the programme aims to facilitate conversation and expand the professional networks of practitioners within the Nigerian art scene. RESONANCE creates space for practices to evolve, fostering meaningful exchange between local perspectives and global conversations. Applications are now open to visual artists, curators, and designers living and working in Nigeria. Apply and learn more via the link in bio. #Resonance2026 #ARTXLagos #ArtistResidency

Following screenings of Atlantique and Dahomey at 10X, visionary filmmaker Mati Diop sat down with ART X Cinema Curator, Tega Okiti, for an intimate exchange on storytelling, identity, and the politics of representation across Africa and its diaspora. From fiction to documentary, Diop reflected on cinema as a space for reckoning, resistance, and imagination. Watch the full conversation now on our YouTube channel. #ARTXLagos2025 #10X #ARTXCinema

During ART X Lagos 2025, the artists selected for the fifth iteration of Art Across Borders (AAB): Kudzanai Chiurai, Fatoumata Diabaté (@fdiabate ), Edson Chagas (@edsonschagas ), Nicène Kossentini, Mário Macilau, and Camille Chedda (@camillechedda ), took part in a mini-residency that unfolded across Lagos. Over several days, they moved through studios, museums, and everyday spaces, engaging the city as both context and collaborator. Through conversation and encounters, they navigated the city and shared reflections on place, perception, and belonging in line with the AAB exhibition theme, “We Are Where We Think, (We Are).” With visits to cultural institutions like Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization, one-on-one studio engagements with legendary artist, Pa Bruce Onobrakpeya, open market explorations and more, the mini-residency positioned our Lagos as a site of learning and imagination. At its core, Art Across Borders is a movement — across regions, ideas, and lived realities — where artists reclaim place, assert agency, and collectively imagine futures yet to be formed. Art Across Borders in partnership with @afreximbank through the patronage of the Afreximbank Art Program, is curated by Jumoke Sanwo (@jumokesanwo ). Watch the full documentary via the link in our bio. #ArtAcrossBorders #ARTXLagos2025 #ADecadeOfImpact

Moments from ART X Lagos 2025. Between the artworks, it was the people—the conversations, the connections, the way the fair was experienced—that brought the fair to life. #ARTXLagos2025 #10X #ADecadeofARTX #ArtFair

During his residency in Paris, Olorunfemi Adewuyi (@olorunfemi.adewuyi ), designer and RESONANCE laureate, reflects on process, experimentation, and the evolving nature of artistic practice shaped by movement, research, and exchange. The RESONANCE prograrmme created by ART X Lagos (@artxlagos ), Cité Internationale des Arts (@citedesartsparis ) and the French Embassy in Nigeria (@franceinnigeria ), allowed the designer to build on his research on the potential recursiveness of informality. Here, he speaks to the value of time, space, and dialogue in deepening creative inquiry. Watch the full conversation on YouTube via the link in our bio. #Resonance2025 #ARTXLagos #ArtistResidency

“He worked like someone racing against time.” - Amaize Ojeikere on his father, photographer J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere. At ART X Lagos 2025, photographer and archivist Amaize Ojeikere reflected on the practice of his father, J.D. ‘Okhai’ Ojeikere, during Sight / Site: Shaping an Iconic Vision — a conversation on the legacy of the legendary figure that anchored our 2025 ART X ICON Exhibition. Moderated by Missla Libsekal (@misslalibsekal ), the talk explored a photographer who understood his tools and anticipated each image long before the shutter clicked. Watch the full conversation on YouTube via the link in our bio. #ARTXTalks #10X #ARTXICONExhibition

To end Women’s Month, we’re spotlighting our visit to She-nergy II at Alliance Française Lagos (@af.lagos ), an exhibition that continues to centre and amplify the voices of emerging female artists within the contemporary landscape. Bringing together works by Yewande Ambeke (@ambeke ), Titilayo Abdulrazaq (@titilayo_meena ), Falilat Ibrahim (@sculptor_falilat ), Chinecherem Peace Ifedilichukwu (@necheremifedili ), Nengi Uranta (@nengusarts ), Ashiata Shaibu (@_ashiata ), Taiwo Aiyedogbon (@taiwoaiyedogbon ), Korede Aremo (@koredearemo_art ), Lilian Amaghiro (@makalilian ), and Caroline Useh (@caroline_useh ), the exhibition explored the nuances of womanhood through diverse mediums and visual languages—each work contributing to an evolving dialogue on identity, representation, and social transformation. Moving beyond observation, She-nergy II, curated by Ladunni Lambo (@ladunnilamboofficial ), reflected the power of the female gaze as an active force that shapes narratives, builds community, and reimagines possibilities for the future. #ARTXVisits #WomensMonth

In this video, RESONANCE laureate, Mobolaji Ogunrosoye, reflects on her ongoing project Contrasting Loveliness, where self-portraiture becomes a way of examining the contradictions that shape womanhood. Working across collage and photography, the Lagos-based artist explores perception through distortion—manipulating paper, lenses, and layered imagery to reveal the many ways women are seen, and see themselves. Through material experimentation, her practice embraces the unexpected - finding beauty in disruption, and meaning in the act of “making a mess”. Filmed during the residency in Paris, organised by ART X Lagos, Cité internationale des arts (@citedesartsparis ) and the French Embassy in Nigeria (@franceinnigeria ), Mobolaji also shares how the experience offered time for reflection, experimentation, and renewed clarity. Watch the full conversation on YouTube via the link in our bio. #Resonance2025 #ARTXLagos #ArtistResidency

We were in Nairobi and visited Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute (@ncai254 ) to experience the exhibition, ‘Michael Armitage, Maria Lassnig, Chelenge Van Rampelberg’, bringing together works by Michael Armitage (@michaelarmitage_studio ), Maria Lassnig (@maria_lassnig_foundation ), and Chelenge Van Rampelberg (@chelengevan ). The exhibition considered the body as a site of belonging, relationship, and vulnerability—opening a cross-generational dialogue between distinct artistic practices. Curated by Don Handa (@d.for.don ), the exhibition remains on view at NCAI until 5 April. Photos: Installation view, ‘Michael Armitage, Maria Lassnig, and Chelenge Van Rampelberg’, NCAI, 2026 #ARTXVisits #GalleryExhibtion

“You need to develop and harness your local voice before venturing into the international art scene.” Curator and RESONANCE laureate Anthony Ogochukwu Agbapuonwu reflects on research, representation, and what it means to think of people as infrastructure. Filmed during his residency in Paris, realised in partnership by ART X Lagos, Cité internationale des arts (@citedesartsparis ) and the French Embassy in Nigeria (@franceinnigeria ), Anthony speaks about a curatorial practice shaped by family, heritage, indigenous knowledge systems, and the shifting realities of African cities. Watch the full conversation on YouTube, where he expands on his research, community engagements, and advice for emerging curators developing their voices at home and abroad. #Resonance2025 #ARTXLagos #CuratorialResidency