Fareeda Abdulkareem, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/fareeda/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Sat, 02 Dec 2017 13:44:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Fareeda Abdulkareem, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/fareeda/ 32 32 67616479 The Consistent Vanity of Art X Lagos https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/the-consistent-vanity-of-art-x-lagos/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/the-consistent-vanity-of-art-x-lagos/?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2017 13:44:10 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//lifestyle/?p=18539 Art X Lagos is one of West Africa’s premier art fairs, exposing a wide range of people to original artworks. But despite its accomplishments, the fair has one fatal flaw: the very Nigerian tendency to prioritise the VIP guests, to the frustration of ‘regular’ attendees, writes Alithnayn Abdulkareem

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