With the ever increasing numbers of art fairs, a new term (Fairtigue) has been coined by the art world to reflect this. According to The Art Newspaper, Art dealers and connoisseurs, gallery owners and even journalist are struggling to keep up with the exponential growth of art fairs around the world.
On this occasion, my artistic exploration took me to Abuja Nigeria. I had a list of galleries, art institutions and establishments I planned to visit during my stay. The first on my list was the Nike Art and Cultural Research centre owned by Chief Nike Davies Okundaye, a renown, well respected female Nigerian artist. I
In doing some research online, I discovered that on the 4th Saturday of every month, a section of Old Spitalfields market in London is home to an African market, so I deicied to vist to see what was on offer. Check out my other post on the other stalls and activities taking place at Old Spitalfields market.
On a Saturday evening, I met up with friends for drinks at the Aqua bar and restaurant in the Shard. I got there about 5.30pm and there was a 45min wait to get into Aqua or Oblix. I did not mind queuing, as I could write my blog post while waiting.
From time to time, I like to visit Old Spitalfields market in the city of London for inspiration, to get a buzz and generally see what is new from a creative perspective in arts and crafts.
