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Richard Wentworth, Cave 1986

Kate MccGwire, Quell 2011

Littlewhitehead, Any Last Thoughts, 2010

Andrew Salgado , The Patience, 2011

There ain’t no party like a Lagos party.

Or so they say. This weekend, Dazed flew out to Lagos, Nigeria for the third annual MTV Africa Music.

Awards and spent a few days and some late nights meeting rap, R&B and kuduro superstars from across Africa: names like Banky W, Fally Ipupa, Daddy Owen, Cabo Snoop and Radio & Weasel, from Angola to Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond, all huge stars in their own countries, selling truckloads of records despite rampant piracy and a rickety music industry. These guys are kind of the Jay Zs and Snoops of Africa, basically.

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Background cover: Nathaniel Mellors, Photograms, 2011-12, © Nathaniel Mellors / Philippe Malouin, Gridlock 2, 2012 © Philippe Malouin / Jonny Briggs , Supernatural , 2012 © Jonny Briggs, Simon Preen by ©Peter T. Breen

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ANDREW

SALGADO

Canada born, London based artist Andrew Salgado talks to Vitamin Magazine about his sensual attraction with paint and his fascination in abstracting the figure. We invite you to explore his explosive world that bares darkness and violence.

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LITTLE WHite head

Neds, villains, and cherry coke are just some of the things Glasgow based artists Littlewhitehead draw inspiration from. Responding to the invitation of a conventional interview the duo produced an atmospheric video artwork that invites the viewer to their way of thinking and making.

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kate

mccgwire

Crow’s and pigeon’s feathers are layered and manipulated in unexpected ways by British artist Kate MccGwire inviting the viewer to transcend into a journey of senses and dualities. Vitamin Magazine presents her latest work, which is currently shown at All Visual Arts gallery in London until February 2013.

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richard

wentworth

Vitamin Magazine talks to Richard Wentworth, a leading figure in contemporary British sculpture and one of the pioneers of the New British Sculpture movement about his latest solo exhibition at Lisson Gallery in London.