Kudzanai Chiurai (b.1981, Zimbabwe)
Chiurai's large mixed media works now tackle some of the most pertinent issues facing southern africa such as xenophobia, displacement and black empowerment. His paintings confront viewers with the psychological and physical experience of inner-city Johannesburg, the continent's most cosmopolitan melting pot where thousands of exiles, refugees and asylum-seekers battle for survival alongside the never-ending swell of newly urbanized South Africans. The actuality of these environs is reinforced by Chiurai's use of photographic transfer. Boldly stenciled figures and anonymous text provide running commentary, leading viewers on a journey through his intricately painted turn-of-the century buildings, bustling streets and congested transit systems.
artworks in collection
Daniel Halter
—b.1977, Zimbabwe
1 WorkDaniel Halter
Terrence Musekiwa
—b.1990, Zimbabwe
6 WorksTerrence Musekiwa
Igshaan Adams
—b. 1982, Cape Town
1 WorkIgshaan Adams
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
—b.1965, Porto-Novo, Benin
2 WorksLeonce Raphael Agbodjelou
Kader Attia
—b.1970, France
1 WorkKader Attia
Armand Boua
—b.1978, Ivory Coast
2 WorksArmand Boua
Mounir Fatmi
—b.1970, Morocco
1 WorkMounir Fatmi
David Goldblatt
—b.1930, South Africa
1 WorkDavid Goldblatt
Isabelle Grobler
—b.1982, South Africa
3 WorksIsabelle Grobler
Daniel Halter
—b.1977, Zimbabwe
1 WorkDaniel Halter
Pieter Hugo
—b.1976, South Africa
1 WorkPieter Hugo
Mario Macilau
—b.1984, Mozambique
1 WorkMario Macilau
Turiya Magadlela
—b.1978, Johannesburg
3 WorksTuriya Magadlela
Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse
—b.1981, South Africa
1 WorkMikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse
Aime Mpane
—b.1968, Congo
1 WorkAime Mpane
Terrence Musekiwa
—b.1990, Zimbabwe
6 WorksTerrence Musekiwa
Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo
—b.1981, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 WorksVitshois Mwilambwe Bondo
Athi-Patra Ruga
—b.1984, South Africa
1 WorkAthi-Patra Ruga
Duhirwe Rushemeza
—b.1977, Rwanda
4 WorksDuhirwe Rushemeza
Pascale Marthine Tayou
—b.1966, Cameroon
1 WorkPascale Marthine Tayou