ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Artist Henry Mzili Mujunga fits the description of an intellectual. From the time I have known him; which is close to two decades now; his conversations have always been intellectually nuanced. Even for light conversations like the weather or the Kampala traffic jam, he has a …
Read More »Nabulime’s OLugambo [Gossip] Solo Show
Artist offers a social commentary on human behavourism in new body of work ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The recent exhibition by Dr. Lilian Nabuliime showing at Xenson Art Space is about gossip. The subject of gossip or Olugambo in local dialect, is a regular activity of everyday life that does …
Read More »#Politicianeyes (Let ME Help you Lead you)
Cannon Rumanzi’s photographs of election posters satirize the nature of democracy in Uganda ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Uganda is only two years away from the next general election but the election fever is already in high gear. The recent country-wide tour by the leading opposition party, National Unity Platform, that …
Read More »Nyatho’s Mama Kafunda solo show
Artist deeply engages audience with the concept of the regular working woman ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Kafunda in Ugandan speak is generally a small working space on the roadside. The phrase Mama Kafunda is usually used on regular working women typically from humble social settings. Their work space will include …
Read More »Echoes at Amasaka Art gallery
Three young emerging artists use their bodies and biographies as site and material for experimentation Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Contemporary art will necessarily require the making of art out of materials that surround us everyday. It is one of the tenets of this type of art that distinguishes it …
Read More »Corporate Sponsorship in Art: The Good and Bad
Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The Contemporary art world has witnessed an influx of corporate sponsorship in the last two decades which has left a huge debate on the impact of corporate endorsement in the Industry. Corporate sponsorship is a form of marketing in which a company pays for the …
Read More »Why Women Artists?
Women artists will largely refer to women who use their artistic practice to interrogate themes of womanhood, sexuality, love and women empowerment Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The phrase Women artists may have become popular on the Ugandan art scene in recent times but within western art circles, it has …
Read More »Klaus Holderbaum Art Collection Exhibition
Exhibition celebrates the deceased art collectors’ distinguished legacy as a collector of both Ugandan art and West Africa tribal artefacts. Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The Klaus Holderbaum Art Collection exhibition recently opened in Kampala showcasing his extensive collection of paintings, drawings and artefacts. The artworks were collected during his …
Read More »Wasswad Showcasing Immortal Objects at Circle Art gallery
Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The exhibition showcases the artist’s recent body of work including new paintings, a series of drawings, alongside his more familiar sculptures Like is the norm with the multi-disciplinary artist, Wasswa Donald aka Wasswad, to stage a Solo Show every after two to three years, he …
Read More »Common voices at Makerere school of Fine Art
The exchange program between the two varsities is intended to foster collaborative approaches to existing communities challenges Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Uganda and Norway may exist in different hemispheres, but they share a common voice on issues of climate change. The exchange program between the School of Industrial and …
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