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With GAS, Yinka Shonibare Boosts Nigerian Artists, Arts

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Nigerian Tribune

The artists’ residency in Lagos and Ogun States will also host foreign talents and promote collaboration. THE number of reputable and developmental art residencies in the country swelled on Friday, February 25, with the opening of renowned artist Yinka Shonibare’s (CBE) Guest Artists Space (GAS) Foundation. GAS is an offshoot of Shonibare’s long-standing, London-based Guest Projects. For a decade from his London studio, the artist offered emerging artists collaboration opportunities, access to free space for a month, and testing new thoughts. However, the Nigerian-British artist felt it was ti…

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