The exhibition Between Distance and Desire rethinks traditional African art within today’s global political and cultural context.
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Theresa Musoke
By looking at these species, you’re not just looking at a representation of an East African landscape but a metaphor for abstract emotions that Musoke hints at in her visceral vicissitudes of a pack of dogs violently tearing apart a prey.
Wambui Wa Mwangi on the work of the Ugandan artist Theresa Musoke, who lives in Kenya.
Dancing with the trees, 1990s, mixed media on canvas
Kirubel Melke
Kirubel develops an artistic approach where texture becomes active memory, a vivid trace of what shapes and surrounds us
Tiemar Tegene
Tiemar’s work redefines printmaking, challenging its conventional boundaries while infusing it with new layers of meaning that resonate deeply with both the personal and collective experience.
Dagim Abebe on the work of the Ethiopian artist Tiemar Tegene
Augusta Curiel: Yere Mi Sten
These images—mostly made on commission and for the souvenir market—helped shape the perception of Suriname as a prosperous colony but also bear traces of what was typically left out of the frame.