*Cartoon expressions of thought are means of communicating art in Mass media, especially editorial and political cartoons bringing to light matters in this instance, that concern the Nigerian masses and bothers their socio-cultural, economic, and political well-being.
It is with this that in collaboration with the Cartoonists Association of Nigeria CARTAN, Goethe-Institute based in Lagos is holding an exhibition which kicked off last Saturday 3rd March called The Labour of a hero’s past? ( partly borrowed line from Nigeria’s national anthem) A brief history of Nigerian Democracy in Political cartoons through the eyes of Nigerian cartoonists.
The cartoons displayed resonated with the conduct of the elections and the impact it has had on the lives of Nigerians, bringing different angles in the creative cartoon drawings that praise or criticize governance processes and speak truth to those in power.
There was also an Election talk/discussion on the day of the opening of the cartoon exhibition.
Exhibiting cartoonists whose cartoons are on display, include, Dada Adekola, current President of CARTAN and past President, Mike Asukwo, Albert Ohams, Segun Awosinyan, TAYO Fatunla, Jimoh Ganiyu, Leke Moses, Chino Obasi, Don Marvel, Victor Asowata, Kenny Omotosho, Jimoh Samsudeen, Francis Odupute, and Mustapha Bulama. The exhibition is curated by Victor Asowata, Nadine Siegert and Kolawole Oludamilare.
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The Labour of a Hero’s past? cartoon exhibition runs up till the end of the month at Goethe-Institut, 70 Anifowoshe Street, Victoria Island Lagos.
The last of the Elections – Nigerians vote again for governors – The 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections will be held on Saturday 11th March for state governors, two weeks after the heated presidential election and the National assembly elections. Nigerian cartoonists have been busy drawing their thoughts and caricature visuals in their respective newspaper publications, newsprint and online.
TAYO Fatunla whose work features on MSN.com via EURweb.com, is an award-winning Nigerian Comic Artist, Editorial Cartoonist, Writer, and Illustrator and is an artist of the African diaspora. He is a graduate of the prestigious Kubert School, in New Jersey, US. and recipient of the 2018 ECBACC Pioneer Lifetime Achievement Award for his illustrated OUR ROOTS creation and series – Famous people in Black History – He participated at UNESCO’s Cartooning In Africa forum held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the Cartooning Global Forum in Paris, France and has held a virtual OUR ROOTS cartoon workshop for SMITHSONIAN- National Museum of African Art, Washington D.C. His Fela Kuti outline image is featured in the Burna Boy’s mega-Afrobeat hit song “Ye”. –– tfatunla@hotmai.com
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