Welcome to Vol 114 of The Spread!
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🔥 Trending Stories
- British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori Unexpected Collab with the British Automaker McLaren via Motor1
- Sir Richard Branson’s Moroccan Retreat Reopens After Year-long Restoration via IOL
- This Iconic Ghanaian Artist Continues to Break Thematic and Sonic Ground in His Sixth Studio Album via OkayAfrica
- Meet 7 Founders of Animation Companies in Nigeria’s Growing Creative Industry via Nairametrics
- Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw Storms to Victory at the TCS Amsterdam Marathon in Record Time via Eurosport
- The Next Big Creative Boom is Already Happening in Africa via Fast Company
- Promised Lands: ART X Lagos Gears Up For Ninth Edition via Rollingstone
⏳ Trivia Time
Yinka Ilori is best known for his work in which design field, blending vibrant colours and Nigerian-inspired patterns into his projects?
A) Architecture
B) Textile Design
C) Furniture Design
Scroll to the very bottom for the answer.
ICYMI
🧭 A Marmalade Guide To...
Olaolu Akeredolu-Ale aka SLAWN
If you’ve been paying attention to the art scene lately, there’s one name you can’t ignore — SLAWN! This Nigerian-British artist just made serious waves, bagging a cool million pounds in ONE DAY at his gallery opening at Saatchi Yates. Yep, you heard that right, a million! How does someone even do that?
Well, let’s break down how Slawn went from painting on random canvases to shaking up the art world in style.
What We're...
📰 Reading: Nataal on Yua Hair, the community platform redefining afro-textured hair creation in Abidjan. “For me, hair is a means of self-expression; a tool to tell stories and explore perspectives,” says Abidjan and London-based Marie-Céline Agossa. “Hair is a form of non-verbal communication and a vessel that enables cultural exchange, preservation, transformation and transmission of heritage.”
🎧 Listening to: Peace & Love by Juls on Spotify. The 18-track offering, released through LOF Collective, features over 20 guest artists and arrives seven years after his debut album Leap of Faith. “This is an album that I’m very, very proud of mainly because of the originality and how the process of making this has been such an experience filled with pain and love,” Juls, who told Music In Africa that he is “trying to make music that lives forever” last year, said ahead of the release.
📺 Watching: CANEX 2024 Documentary on Africa's Evolved Film & TV Industry. The Creative and Cultural Industries are seen as drivers of economic growth and cultural engagement while also generating income through the trade and commercialisation of intellectual property rights.
🎟️ Booking: Roots Reimagined – a unique 5-course feast with African and Western flavours on November 2nd at London City Island. Don’t miss out on this evening of bold flavours and heritage-inspired creations.
👀 Eyeing: THE LONDON BAG by Kai Collective. Crafted from fine-grained Togo leather with an oversized slouchy design and featuring a gilded 18K gold electroplated zinc alloy metal KAI logo mark.
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