RESIDENT ARTIST: SLAWN

Dazed Live Talent 23

Explore the work of Dazed Live resident artist, Nigerian skater, painter and “scam artist”, Olaolu Slawn as he creates new work across the weekend

Olaolu Slawn is a Nigerian skater born in Lagos, now living in London. He is one of three owners of the skate brand Motherlan created in 2017. He recently collaborated with Virgil Abloh to create 9en another Lagos located skate collective. Slawn considers himself above all a scam artist but he paints too. In his own words, he “entered the art world through his paintings and brought chaos with him”. 

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