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Sunday, 5 May 2019

Nelson Mandela’s prison door drawing sells for $112,575

May 05, 2019 0
One of late Nelson Mandela’s drawing detailing his prison cell door on Robben Island has been sold for $112,575 at a New York art auction. 
The Nobel peace laureate sketched ‘The Cell Door, Robben Island’ having spent 18-months in his prison cell. It was completed in 2002 and kept by Pumla Makaziwe Mandela, his daughter, until it was sold on Thursday.
Bonhams, a privately owned international auction house, announced the sale of Mandela’s drawing on its official Twitter handle.
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‘The Cell Door, Robben Island’ is one of the few works by the first black president inspired by his fight against apartheid, especially in South Africa.
Jailed for 27 years, Mandela did a total of 20 to 25 drawings before his death in 2013. Reports have it that some of his drawings were reproduced as lithographs to raise money for the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1962 following the Rivonia Trial. He served 27 years in prison, split between Robben island, Pollsmoor prison, and Victor Verster prison, in South Africa.
At New York’s African art sale, the anti-apartheid revolutionary leader had his drawing as one of the six works that were valued above $100,000.

‘Malay Girl’, a drawing by another late South African artist earned the highest auction price. His 1946 portrait was sold for $312,575 at the art sale.
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Sunday, 28 April 2019

FG to revive Ladi Kwali Pottery Centre

April 28, 2019 0
After over 20 years of neglect, the Federal Government on Saturday promised to revive the Ladi Kwali Pottery Training Centre in Suleja, Niger.
Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, made the promise when a delegation from the World Bank visit the centre.
Bwari, who was represented by Mr Imeh Ekrikpo, Director, Steel Department of the ministry said the ministry would collaborate with the World Bank to revive the abandoned training centre.
The minister said the rehabilitation of the abandoned training centre would be in collaboration with the World Bank Assisted Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification (MinDiver).
According to him, the Federal Government will upgrade the centre to meet the demands of contemporary modern pottery production, which is expected to harness the abundant mineral resources requirements available in the industry.
“The genuine desire of the present administration is to restore the golden pottery era leveraging on the abundant industrial mineral endowments of the state.
“The cardinal interest of the federal government is to see that its diversification efforts manifest in improved livelihood of Nigerians through creation of sustainable employment and wealth creation for all Nigerians.
“As we gear towards restoration of the golden pottery era, it is important to recall that pottery was one of the oldest and thriving traditional crafts in Nigeria dating back to 3000 BC based on archeological findings.
“It will not be erroneous to state that Suleja in the early 1950s was a notable destination for the pottery industry in Nigeria and Africa’’, he said.
In 1951, a famous British studio potter, Michael Cardew, was employed by the Federal Government as a pottery officer in the department of commerce and industry, he identified the unique qualities and exceptional potential of Abuja pottery.
Cardew selected the area (Abuja) for the establishment of pottery training centre; the old Abuja, which was named as Suleja following the creation of new Federal Capital Territory, is now the modern day Niger.
Cardew’s exploits (founder of the centre), Ladi Dosei Kwali, Lami Toto, Kande Ushafa among others created a vibrant industry with numerous employees as well as its eminence as a tourist destination.
Bwari regretted that the notable centre and its training facilities were allowed to decay by successive governments.
“The centre is expected to engage the ever rising number of youths meaningfully through value addition processes of the industry and generate wealth for the nation.
“The centre will add value to our mineral resources like Kaolin, Quartz, Manganese, Tin, Dolomite, Talc among others to service the country’s market, generate employment, update native craftsmanship to compete with global eco-system and foreign exchange.
Mr Linus Adie, the Project Coordinator, Mindiver, said that the ministry had a vision to revive the centre through Mindiver.
He called for the collaboration of the state and its local governments towards restoring the golden era of the centre to take its place in the economic diversification programme of the country.
He also urged the youths to emulate the lifestyle of Ladi Kwali who never had formal education, but was a successful potter during her life time.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian N20 note is adorned with the picture of the famous potter Ladi Kwali and her works to showcase the importance Nigeria attaches to her exploits.
Kwali’s exploits through the centre earned her both local and international recognition with the British Government decorating her as Member of the British Empire in 1962.
In 1979 the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria honoured her with an Honorary Doctorate Degree, the honour has been described as unprecedented for a women potter without formal education.
kwali gave lectures and demonstrations on her craft within the country and abroad.
Mr Levi Yakubu, the President Dajo Potter Limited, said his own achievement as a potter was due to the knowledge and training acquired from the centre.
Yakubu, who is also called master potter said he did his internship under the late kwali.
“The master porter that people called me can be traced to this centre. I competed with some Chinese potters and won them at different competitions and I have also won several awards.
Ms Nura Arfaa, the Team Leader, World Bank said her visit to the centre was to ascertain areas where the bank could assist in revamping it, saying that the centre would soon have a facelift.
His Royal Highness, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim, the Emir of Zazzau, Suleja, who received the delegation said his emirate would support and ensure the resuscitation of the centre.
Ibrahim who was represented by Alhaji Rabiu Ishiaq, Galadimawa, Zazzau, Suleja said the resuscitation of the centre would create employment and add social and economy values to the state and the nation.
(NAN)
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Saturday, 6 October 2018

Banksy shocks art world by shredding art work sold for £1m at auction

October 06, 2018 0
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British street artist Banksy has stunned the art world with arguably his most audacious prank yet, self-destructing one of his best-known works moments after it fetched more than a million pounds at auction in London.
“Girl with Balloon” had just sold at Sotheby’s Friday for £1,042,000 ($1.4 million, 1.2 million euros) — a joint record for the maverick artist — when it unexpectedly passed through a shredder hidden in the frame, according to the auction house.
“It appears we just got Banksy-ed,” said Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s head of contemporary art for Europe, in a press release accompanied by a photo of the bizarre episode.
“The unexpected incident became instant art world folklore and certainly marks the first time in auction history that a work of art automatically shredded itself after coming under the hammer,” the auctioneers added in the statement.
Banksy posted his own photo from midway through the shredding on his Instagram page early Saturday, showing onlookers aghast at the stunt.
The caption written below, imitating an auctioneer, read: “going, going, gone”.
The post, and reports of a man dressed in black sunglasses and a hat scuffling with security guards near the entrance to Sotheby’s shortly after the incident, led to speculation the artist was present to trigger it.
Sotheby’s, which could not be immediately reached for further comment on Saturday, did not disclose if it had prior knowledge of the stunt.
Branczik said he was “not in on the ruse”, according to The Art Newspaper.
“We are busy figuring out what this means in an auction context,” he reportedly added.
“The shredding is now part of the integral art work.”
Sotheby’s did not release details on the buyer, but reports said the winning bid was made by telephone.
“We have talked with the successful purchaser who was surprised by the story,” the auctioneers said in a statement to The Financial Times.
“We are in discussion about next steps.”
Banksy, a mysterious artist from Bristol, southwest England, has never confirmed his real identity.
He rose to fame painting clandestine street murals, typically simple graffiti stencils with a sharp political point, all over the world.
The artist has also produced a treasure trove of other kinds of images, and his head-turning work have repeatedly sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds, including to a raft of famous people.
His “Happy Choppers” from 2006 fetched $735,000 also on Friday at a New York auction of personal effects owned by the late actor Robin Williams and his wife.
The price paid in London Friday evening for “Girl with Balloon” matched the artist’s previous record at a 2008 auction for another work, Sotheby’s said.
Prior to its shredding, the faux-gilt framed piece — spray paint and acrylic on canvas mounted on board — depicted a girl reaching out toward a bright red, heart-shaped balloon.
It was instantly recognisable as a Banksy to anyone familiar with his work.
Mehdi Ben Cheikh, a Parisian street art specialist, said the stunt was “in the same vein as his performance in New York, which questions and criticises the limits of the art market.”
Banksy in 2013 set up a stand near the city’s Central Park and sold 20 signed canvases of his own work for $60 each.
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