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 past 13 years, since we started curating the hotel’s spaces in 2011. Our Story shows the growth and maturity of the Wheatbaker’s institutional collection with works from 37 exhibitions showcasing over 80 artists.
The Wheatbaker Collection grew from eight works acquired from Olu Amoda, Rom Isichei, Peju Alatise, and Gerald Chukwuma at the opening of the hotel in 2011, to Fifty-six works which were generously donated to the hotel by artists who exhibited their work on this important Lagos hospitality platform.
Our Story is an important retrospective, celebrating exceptional talent from Nigeria, the African continent, and across the Diaspora. These leading and emerging artists showcased phenomenally rich and diverse art and installations, making the Wheatbaker, Nigeria’s first Art Hotel.
Our Story is a tribute to the artist’s resilience and vision, and SMO’s commitment to curating public spaces and placing art within the mainstream of Lagos life ;each exquisite photograph, painting, mixed media work, sculpture or print tells an intriguing story of Nigeria’s socio-political history and culture.
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
Maya Angelou, poet, writer and civil rights activist
