The Delightfully Debased Art of Nicole Eisenman and Keith Boadwee

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Today, we turn over a new leaf. 🌨️ I hope you all have a relaxing day.– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

A Nigerian Gallery Opens Stateside

Marcellina Akpojotor, "Rhythm of Evolving Story (Conversation Series)" (image courtesy Rele Gallery and the artists)

Rele Gallery, a Nigerian art gallery focusing on women artists, will open in Los Angeles on February 1.The gallery, which already has two locations in Lagos, will debut with Orita Meta – Crossroads, featuring work by three contemporary Nigerian female artists: Marcellina Akpojotor, Tonia Nneji, and Chidinma Nnoli.

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The Delightfully Debased Art of Nicole Eisenman and Keith Boadwee Contrary to the laconic distance experienced among Eisenman’s works, Boadwee’s radiates a frenetic energy that stimulates the senses. Dessane Lopez Cassell

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