Bolaji Alonge, the Nigerian photographer, is presenting his exhibition ‘Iconic Lagos‘ at the 2023 Brighton Fringe Arts Festival in the UK.
The last edition of Alonge’s ‘Iconic Lagos’ multi-media exhibition was held in September 2022 in VI, Lagos.
It featured photos by Alonge, mixed media images by both Jason Ogbazi and Alonge, and artworks by other artists.
The project captures street colours, markets of Lagos, the hustle-bustle, and the sun-baked beaches by its shores.
Alonge is now presenting this exhibition at the 2023 Brighton Fringe Arts Festival in the UK.
The festival is being held from May 9 to 21, 2023 at the Jubilee Library, Brighton’s main library.
It is also to extend from May 23 to June 4 at Plus X Innovation Hub in Brighton and Hove, England.
A meet-and-greet with Alonge will hold at Caravanserai, North of St Peter’s on May 13 and 21, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Brighton Fringe prides itself as England’s largest arts festival and one of the largest fringe festivals globally.
It is held annually throughout the city of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England.
Iconic Lagos is being presented as part of the Culture Connex Festival season.
It is coming in collaboration with Urbanflo, PACE, Brighton Fringe, Brighton Pride, and the University of Sussex.
Bolaji Alonge said Iconic Lagos is about celebrating the uniqueness of everyday life in Lagos, Nigeria.
He said the idea behind it is to present an authentic narrative to the next generation through photos and art.
“More than 25 million people live together in this megapolis, a pulsating beehive, with its main arteries in constant overdrive. Tradition and futurism are merged into everyday habits that marry now and then,” the artist said.
Alonge is an artist, photographer, journalist, and actor who has spent over two decades documenting history.
In May 2017, Bolaji Alonge presented his maiden ‘Eyes of a Lagos Boy’ solo exhibition at Freedom Park in Lagos.
His second solo exhibition ‘Urban Culture: Historical Continuity’ was at One Draw Gallery, Ikoyi in late 2018.
In February 2019, Bolaji showcased his work at Baza Studio in New York.
A third solo exhibition, ‘Black & White’ was held at Quintessence, Lagos in July 2019.
Alonge presented ‘Afrobeat: The Legacy’ at Freedom Park during Felabration 2019, dedicated to Femi Kuti.
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