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Life as a visual artist and curator
Have you heard about a career as an art curator? In contemporary art, the title “curator” identifies a person who selects and often interprets works of art. In addition to selecting works, the curator is often responsible for writing labels, catalogue essays, and other content supporting exhibitions.Read more on The Citizen
Have you heard about a career as an art curator? In contemporary art, the title “curator” identifies a person who selects and often interprets works of art. In addition to selecting works, the curator is often responsible for writing labels, catalogue essays, and other content supporting exhibitions.Read more on The Citizen
Exploring New Ideas in Photography
Our author Thom Ogonga took a closer look at the exhibition that photographer James Muriuki curated at the Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi.Installation view Frontiers of the Present, 2016, Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi. Photo by the authorPhotography on the continent has grown rapidly since the turn of the millennium and has seen young African photographers gain global recognition as a result of…
Our author Thom Ogonga took a closer look at the exhibition that photographer James Muriuki curated at the Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi.Installation view Frontiers of the Present, 2016, Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi. Photo by the authorPhotography on the continent has grown rapidly since the turn of the millennium and has seen young African photographers gain global recognition as a result of…
Gadi’s ‘Giant and the girls’ show sparks conversation
Gadi Ramadhani poses for a photograph next to one of his works themed Giants and the Girls. PHOTO | ESTHER MNGODO Gemma Todd stood in the middle of Sabrina and Cece and together, they keenly observed the painting hanging on the wall. “The fact that this is a big man, and what looks like a very small woman next to him, represents male dominance, I think. She is fragile and…
Gadi Ramadhani poses for a photograph next to one of his works themed Giants and the Girls. PHOTO | ESTHER MNGODO Gemma Todd stood in the middle of Sabrina and Cece and together, they keenly observed the painting hanging on the wall. “The fact that this is a big man, and what looks like a very small woman next to him, represents male dominance, I think. She is fragile and…
In Tanzania’s election, it’s the cartoonists who are capturing what matters to voters
It’s been a drama-filled election season in Tanzania. A former president has branded the opposition “idiots.” One candidate took to doing pushups to demonstrate his fitness to be president. Another suggested he was worthy of support based on his religion. Meanwhile, a parliamentarian trying to hang onto his seat physically assaulted one of his challengers.And we are not done yet. There is still a…
It’s been a drama-filled election season in Tanzania. A former president has branded the opposition “idiots.” One candidate took to doing pushups to demonstrate his fitness to be president. Another suggested he was worthy of support based on his religion. Meanwhile, a parliamentarian trying to hang onto his seat physically assaulted one of his challengers.And we are not done yet. There is still a…