Nojeem Muse :: Lagos by Night II INCENSE turning a crack into a

turning a crack into a line of contrast

finished with a slender natural wood frame at the edge

An amber knot risen up through the boards like sap remembering

Notice how the glow plays across the recycled glass African beads

Made in India

Nojeem Muse :: Lagos by Night II INCENSE turning a crack into aBlack 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