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Going bare knuckles

Art should exist beyond its visual aesthetics and critique the political-social excesses of the day for it to hold enduring impact to society ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | What is art without critiquing the political-social excesses of the day? Perhaps, it is only good art that delights the eyes of …

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Studio innovation and activism in art at Tadooba Gallery

The group show traverses themes of environment conservation and sustainability, Human rights abuse and parenthood while exploring the subject of studio innovation ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | As the norm is with the periodic Students’ Exhibitions at Tadooba gallery, this edition’s showcase continues to explore and celebrate studio competence and innovation, …

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Cultural gala blends art, oil dev’t and China-Uganda friendship

Buliisa, Uganda | Xinhua | An 80-meter-long mural depicting Uganda’s national bird, the crested crane, alongside a Chinese dragon symbolizing harmony, stood as the centerpiece of a cultural gala recently held in Kasinyi Village, a remote community in western Uganda’s Buliisa District. The event, organized by Chinese oil company Sinopec, …

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Beyond Nature Conservation

Agaba Hillary’s landscape paintings communicate more than the usual message of nature conversation through their exploration of everyday themes and figurative presentation of the natural world ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Landscape painting refers to the depiction of the natural scenery in art. The genre has been in existence for many …

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Behind the Benin Bronzes

Why they are being returned—and who gets them ARTS | AGENCIES | In the largest restitution of its kind, the Netherlands recently returned 119 Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian government—part of a growing international reckoning with the colonial-era looting of African cultural heritage. A week later, the Museum of Fine Arts, …

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An artworld filled with puppies

How pain, trauma and politics silenced art criticism ART | EDDY FRANKEL | My friend winced. He’d asked for my thoughts on a recent exhibition of abstract paintings and I told him the truth: I found the show heinous. It was wall-to-wall brain-petrifying, gentle, zombie abstraction; the kind of painting that …

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100 looted Benin Bronzes returned

The Benin Bronzes were stolen from Africa during colonial times ART | AGENCIES | It took more than a century but they are finally home. The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. This shipment is the largest physical …

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Artist redefines art with steel canvas

Sello Letswalo transforms the boundaries of contemporary art with a unique palette of steel and oil ART | AGENCIES | Sello Letswalo (33) stands as a pioneering multimedia artist whose innovative approach to painting and sculpture is reshaping contemporary African art. With a background rooted in visual arts, design, and dramatic …

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Mosaic artist uses biscuits to make famous faces

The mosaic artist has also done campaigns for other companies, including Keep Britain Tidy ARTS | VICTORIA COOKS | A mosaic artist based in London said he had some “trepidation” when McVitie’s called and asked him to make some famous portraits out of biscuits. Ed Chapman said: “I wondered if it …

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