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Maria Chiguvari
VISUAL artist Admire Kamudzengerere’s second-ever solo exhibition will open for the public on September 27 at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare.
Running under the theme ‘Our Father’s Inheritance Does Not Allow Us to Sleep,’ the exhibition will feature his new artworks.
Kamudzengerere work focuses on issues of social identity and power dynamics within the unfolding contemporary space.
The show will focus on that which is inherited; whether in the physical or the epigenetic.
“The exhibition will continue conversations from Kamudzengerere’s body of work, which has spanned over two decades.
“Our Father’s Inheritance Does Not Allow Us to Sleep is Kamudzengerere’s sophomore solo at the Gallery as his debut show, Fifth Column, took place in 2010.”
The curator’s exhibition said Kamudzengerere’s work is a language he uses to get through to people in their protective eggshells.
“The canvas is his chessboard, colo urs are his pieces, and paints about life with a concentration on the struggle of a pawn within a complex civic society.
“This body of work invites viewers to confront the ongoing influence of inherited histories and cultural narratives that shape and sometimes disrupt our present realities.”
“Kamudzengerere critically examines how lofty ideals have often faltered, leaving behind a legacy that continues to unsettle and challenge contemporary lives” she concluded.
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