ART X Lagos
ART X Lagos is an art fair in Lagos, Nigeria. It is the leading international art fair in West Africa, founded and launched in 2016, and seven editions have been held so far. The eighth edition of the fair will be held from 2 to 5 November 2023. Founding and character ART X Lagos was created in 2016 by Tokini Peterside-Schwebig, a Nigerian entrepreneur and art collector, to showcase and support the breadth of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. It draws local patrons and a host of international collectors, curators, and critics annually. ART X Lagos is usually a four-day affair, featuring art galleries in Africa and the Diaspora showcasing established as well as emerging artists. The fair also includes a talks programme, ART X Talks, featuring local and international speakers, as well as special projects to engage its varied audiences, and live art and music performances at ART X Live!. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ART X Lagos was held as an online art fair. ART X Lagos returned with a physical fair in 2021, the first in-person fair in Africa since the pandemic struck. The eighth edition of ART X Lagos will hold from