It indeed confirmed that Wheabaker’s branding, as a boutique hotel with art events as its poster-face, had been well articulated. “Our art collection is the soul and pulse of the Wheatbaker,” Ogunbanjo, an architect said.While the hotel’s collection of 30 pieces were on display, the core of the event focused art collecting within the Nigerian context. The evening provided a moment to celebrate collectors, as the panellists were in agreement on the importance of collecting to the survival of art. “The choice is to represent the diversity of the Nigerian art,” the curator responded. Sponsored by the German wine brand, Louis Guntrum, and Sterling Bank, The Art of Collecting… had non-panellists spoke as well.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2017 04:07 UTC