There are many icons in the metropolis that is Lagos. Taken together, they create an urban fabric. Taken on their own however, each icon tells their own story.Tumblr (3.0; @iconsofametropolis)http://iconsofametropolis.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0rx9jqMTK1rrc3jvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0rx9jqMTK1rrc3jvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0rx9jqMTK1rrc3jvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0rx9jqMTK1rrc3jvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><span>ICON: The Mass Carrier</span></strong></p> <p><span>Visible on the streets of the Metropolis since the early 1970s, the Molue forms a significant part of the Lagos zeitgeist, inspiring numerous Lagos-specific memes. For more, see - </span><a href="http://www.iconsofametropolis.com/gallery/the-molue-2/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.iconsofametropolis.com/gallery/the-molue-2/">http://www.iconsofametropolis.com/gallery/the-molue-2/</a></a></p>http://iconsofametropolis.tumblr.com/post/19178062775http://iconsofametropolis.tumblr.com/post/19178062775Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:24:55 -0400molueicons of a metropolisLagostraffic<a href="http://www.iconsofametropolis.com">The Story of Lagos</a>: <p><span>There are many icons in the metropolis that is Lagos. The Icons are a creative force that drive the metropolis and when taken together, they create a unique urban fabric. Taken on their own however, each of the icons tells their own story. </span><span class="text_exposed_show">Together, they give a story of Lagos. <br/><br/>We will be profiling each of the 20 Icons that were exhibited during the “Icons of a Metropolis” exhibition, held on the 18th Feb 2012. <br/><br/>The aim is for this medium to provide a platform for dialogue and engagement about the Icons themselves, as well as the socio-economic context within which they exist.</span></p>http://iconsofametropolis.tumblr.com/post/19177970795http://iconsofametropolis.tumblr.com/post/19177970795Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:20:23 -0400icons of a metropolis websitethe story of lagosdialogueexhibition<p><span>There are many icons in the metropolis that is Lagos. The Icons are a creative force that drive the metropolis and when taken together, they create a unique urban fabric. Taken on their own however, each of the icons tells their own story.</span></p>http://iconsofametropolis.tumblr.com/post/19177662747http://iconsofametropolis.tumblr.com/post/19177662747Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:04:37 -0400LagosIconsMetropolisArtPhotography