Nojeem Muse :: Lagos by Night II INCENSE Notice how the glow plays

Notice how the glow plays across the recycled glass African beads

Made in India

each band pulled taut and interlocked in a simple over-under pattern that reads modern and handmade at once

The velvet takes the glare out of the bulb

for the art of being rather than merely existing

Nojeem Muse :: Lagos by Night II INCENSE Notice how the glow playsBlack laid on thick as plaster, broken open by fields of cream and white and lit with small flecks of orange, like kiosks and headlights surfacing out of the dark. The impasto is heavy enough that the edges of the canvas are crusted with it. In the artist's words: Lagos by Night seeks to capture the undying spirit of a city that never truly sleeps. By day, Lagos hums with urgency, its streets alive with commerce, color, and relentless motion. At