Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko German-Nigerian, b. 1978

SMO is proud to present Our Story II, an exhibition of artworks selected from the Wheatbaker hotel’s permanent collection. Our Story II celebrates highlights of SMO’s curatorial journey over the...

White Ebony, an exhibition of thought provoking photographs by social activist photographer Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko, captures the complexity of life that Persons with Albinism (PWA) face daily.

Nigeria’s premiere luxury boutique hotel, The Wheatbaker, is at the forefront of contemporary Nigerian art with their robust and innovative art exhibitions all year round since it opened it's doors in 2011. It is with great pleasure and pride that The Wheatbaker presents its private art collection to the public.

WANDERLUST is an exhibition of 36 paintings, mixed media, photographs, and sculpture, which draw on our collective desire to travel and explore the world. The term is deeply ingrained in the creative DNA of these artists with strong roots in Germany and Nigeria, who have adventured and experienced living across borders.

Eko Moves captures the beauty of dance, movement, time and space within the vibrant, always thriving megacity of Lagos. This impressive body of work is a visual chronicle of a two year journey during in which Ayeni Babaeko challenged dancers of the Nigerian dance group, the Society for the Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN), to leave the comfort of their mirrored studios, and expertly lit stages, and dance through the markets, the bus stops, the beaches, the under-bridge-spaces, the water highways and shanty towns of Lagos for the people of Eko.

The Collectors' Series was birthed when about 35 collectors, curators, and senior artists met. They spoke about their experiences collecting art, exhibiting their collections locally and internationally, and the needs within Nigeria's artistic space. An overwhelming conclusion was the need to foster art appreciation locally, and to strategically invest in strengthening individual artists.