250: Nigerian Modernism
More than 250 works unfold across 9 rooms at Tate Modern, and yet what hits first isn’t Nigerian Modernism’s scale, but its density. Textured, saturated, vibrant layers are everywhere in the exhibit. Fabrics look like paintings. Paintings are enveloped in music or poetry. Doors are sculpted with royalty and scenes of daily life. Nothing is quiet. Nothing is random. It’s an ordered chaos.
GGD Startup: Pavegen Pavements
Just by walking on a Pavegen block, you generate human kinetic energy which then gets converted into clean, off-grid electricity. The founder, Laurence Kemball-Cook came up with the idea after noticing the large number of commuters passing through Victoria Station in London.
GGD Investor: 2150 Ventures
2150 Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm committed to shaping the future of sustainable cities.