Slawn | Lagos Worldwide British Landmarks Art that asks what it means

that asks what it means to be one of many who want the same thing

and the way that love creates shapes that neither party could achieve alone

preserving the essential quality of the work while extending its reach

with the same physical intensity and precision that defines the sport he paints

Mixed media on paper

Slawn | Lagos Worldwide British Landmarks Art that asks what it meansSlawn (Olaolu Akeredolu Ale, b. 2000) Lagos Worldwide Limited edition Lagos is where Slawn's story begins the Nigerian megalopolis where he grew up, where he discovered Wafflesncream, Nigeria's first skate shop, where he met the friends who would become Motherlan, the apparel group that brought his work to international attention before he had made a single painting. Lagos carries the full weight of his origin in the Worldwide series: this is the city