Earlier this month, we welcomed Kwadwo A. Asiedu, a Lagos-based Ghanaian-Mexican painter and photographer, to the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. Raised within the grounds of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), home to one of West Africa’s largest preserved rainforests, Kwadwo’s early life was deeply attuned to the natural world. This foundation informs a visual practice rooted in abstracted landscapes and a sustained inquiry into humanity’s complex relationship with nature. Through his use of elemental forms, he interrogates the dissonance between human ambition and ecological reality, exploring themes of permanence and impermanence while seeking to reframe our relationship with nature toward reverence, humility, and stewardship.

On October 17th, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Perpetual Motion People, a presentation of research and reflections by Chinyere Obieze, exploring the legacies of Nigerian art and its shifting meanings across generations. Through readings, research notes, and critical reflections gathered during her residency, Chinyere traced how Nigerian artists have articulated identity and imagination through times of change from the pre- to post-Independence eras.

On October 2nd, G.A.S. Lagos hosted a fundraising dinner supported by our trustee Niyi Adenubi, which brought together collectors, cultural leaders, and art enthusiasts for an evening of ideas, connection, and a shared vision for the future of Nigerian art and culture.

On 9 October 2025, friends of Yinka Shonibare Foundation and G.A.S. Foundation gathered in London when Tate Modern presented a landmark public conversation alongside the Nigerian Modernism exhibition at Tate Modern curated by 2024 G.A.S. Alumnus, Osei Bonsu. The conversation between acclaimed artist Yinka Shonibare CBE and Booker Prize-winning writer Sir Ben Okri offered an exchange between two leading cultural figures whose practices have been shaped by and continue to shape global understandings of Nigerian Modernism