Here’s a very last-minute mention for an exhibition of contemporary Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe, which has been on for a couple of weeks already. Featured artists are Gedion Nyanhongo, Hilary Manuhwa and Collen Nyanhongo, and you can find more info here.
The show continues until 10th June.
Opening hours: Daily, 10-6
gallery@oxo
Oxo Tower Wharf,
South Bank, London
SE1 9PH
Things to Come (2005) - Charles Nkomo
Frameless Gallery in Clerkenwell is hosting a group exhibition this coming week, organised by contemporary African art promoters and Shona sculpture specialists Guruve. The show includes paintings by Zimbabwean Charles Nkomo and Gambian Njogu Touray, both of whom explore the position of women in changing African societies in their work, as well as Shona sculpture by artists including Sylvester Mubayi and Boet Nyariri. Further details here.
Private View: Tues 29 Mar, 6-9
Show:
Sun 27 Mar, 4-7
Mon 28 Mar – 1 Apr, 11-7
Sat 2nd Apr, 10-7
Frameless Gallery
20 Clerkenwell Green, Islington, London
EC1R 0DP
There’s a screening tonight of ‘Border Farm’ (2010), a docudrama by Thenjiwe Nkosi produced in collaboration with Zimbabwean migrant farm workers, who live and make their living on the border with South Africa. It looks as though it’s sold out, but I thought it was worth a mention as it’s part of South London Gallery’s ongoing Contemporary Africa on Screen programme, which is running until September – more info here.
Imani (2010) - dir. Caroline Kamya
Thanks to a tip-off from my friends at African Screens, were I in London during the upcoming 54th BFI London Film Festival, I’d be sure to check out Imani, the debut feature film from Caroline Kamya, about a day in the life of a former child soldier, a maid and a hip-hop dancer in Kampala. You can read an interview with the director here and find out about screenings here.
Other African film highlights of the festival include:
African Art in London 