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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
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Busayo Lawal
Life in Asymmetry 7 - 26 August 2021 For more than two decades, Busayo Lawal has interrogated the conventions of visual vocabularies to challenge received notions of the time-space continuum, migration and power. In his first major exhibition... -
E.D. Adegoke
The Age of Dreams 7 - 26 August 2021 The works in E.D Adegoke’s The Age of Dreams are conceived in two broad categories: the first set which are formalised poses and less richly decorated than the second set,... -
Chike Obeagu
28 October - 18 November 2021 Chike Obeagu is a visual artist, curator and writer whose work explores the dualism of human nature and its social manifestations. He is best known for his large scale, expressive...
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About Us
kó is an art space based in Lagos, Nigeria, that is dedicated to promoting modern and contemporary art.
kó has a dual focus in championing Nigeria’s leading artists from the modern period and celebrating emerging and established contemporary artists across Africa and the Diaspora.
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NEWS
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Announcing 'The New Nsukka School' Exhibition Series
28 January-8 April 2021 kó is pleased to present a three-part exhibition series, The New Nsukka School, featuring solo exhibitions by artists Ngozi-Omeje Ezema, Eva Obodo, and Ozioma Onuzulike, taking place January-April 2021. The... -
Art X Lagos
Uzo Egonu | Ben Osawe | Chike Obeagu | Chioma Ebinama | Toyin Loye | Isaac Emokpae 2 - 9 December 2020 kó is pleased to participate in Art X Lagos 2020, featuring artists Uzo Egonu, Ben Osawe, Chike Obeagu, Chioma Ebinama, Toyin Loye and Isaac Emokopae. Art X Lagos takes place... -
Frieze Masters: Ben Enwonwu
Ben Enwonwu 9 - 16 October 2020 Nigeria's kó gallery debuts at Frieze Masters 2020 featuring African modernist Ben Enwonwu. -
Introducing kó
September 21, 2020 It is with great pleasure that I announce my newest endeavour in the art world. kó is an art gallery based in Lagos, Nigeria that is dedicated to promoting modern...
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PRESS
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ThisDay: "Beneath the Conceptual Tangle of Ozioma Onuzulike's Musings"
March 28, 2021 In an ongoing solo exhibition in a Lagos-based art space, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka-based Ozioma Onuzulike breathes new life into time-worn themes with the deft manipulation of his trademark... -
ThisDay: "Kavita Chellaram and Her Vision for Nigerian Art"
February 21, 2021 Kavita Chellaram has, over the years, transmuted her passion for collecting Nigerian art into projects that have significantly impacted the local art scene. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports. South South Veza looms.... -
Financial Times | "Kavita Chellaram: An art collector’s tale of three cities"
February 1, 2021 With collections in London, Lagos and Mumbai, Kavita Chellaram is on a mission to bring African art to a wider audience. “Yes, it is always a tussle!” says the... -
Vogue: "The New Exhibition Spotlighting Nigeria’s Marginalized Drag Community"
December 14, 2020 Across the course of this year, with the coronavirus all but eliminating the possibility of live performances, many creatives have been left scrambling while trying to make sense of the...
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