We discussed:
- Artists need galleries
- his need to learn what a gallery should be
- the issues of being outside of the international art market
- the art fair circuit
- the difference between African artists on the continent and African artists living elsewhere in the world
- Contemporary African Art collectors
- Repatriation
- the need for more museums in Africa
- his desire to sell art not artists
- no need for artist statements
- being in the art world is a long game

 

 

4 inspiring artists:
Henry 'Mzili' Mujunga - https://www.afriartgallery.org/artists/henry-mzili-mujunga/
Richard Atugonza - https://www.afriartgallery.org/artists/richard-atugonza/
Sungi Mlengeya - https://www.afriartgallery.org/artists/sungi-mlengeya/
Gael Maski - https://ugandanartstrust.org/artists-work/por-maski/

 

People + Places mentioned:
Dakar Biennale - https://biennaledakar.org
Venice Biennale - https://www.labiennale.org
David Adjaye - https://www.adjaye.com
Simon Njami - https://www.at-work.org/en/workshop-leaders-en/simon-njami-workshop-leaders/
32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust - https://ugandanartstrust.org
KLA ART - https://klaart.org
Art Joburg - https://artjoburg.com
START Journal - https://startjournal.org

 

www.afriartgallery.org

www.kampalaartstrust.org

www.kampalabiennale.org

 
Hosted by Matthew Dols
http://www.matthewdols.com
Supported in part by:
EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway
https://eeagrants.org

and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:
Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com
Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no