Shanduko: Four Zimbabwean Artists at Osart Gallery, Milan
Osart Gallery in Milan presents 'Shanduko', a group exhibition featuring four Zimbabwean artists: Linnet Panashe Rubaya (b. 1991, Harare), Mostaff Muchawaya (b. 1981, Nyazura), Franklyn Dzingai (b. 1988, Kwekwe), and Wilfred Timire (b. 1989, Harare). Curated by Richard Mudariki (b. 1985, Seke, Zimbabwe), the show explores transformation through painting, collage, and textile works that blend traditional and contemporary influences. The title 'Shanduko' means 'change' in chiShona, reflecting an ongoing shift in Zimbabwean art that is gaining international recognition. Dzingai's works are described as sharp and erotic, Timire's tapestries are masterful, Muchawaya's pieces are creamy, and Rubaya's paintings show a London-influenced vision. The exhibition runs in 2022.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Shanduko' at Osart Gallery, Milan
- Features four Zimbabwean artists: Linnet Panashe Rubaya, Mostaff Muchawaya, Franklyn Dzingai, Wilfred Timire
- Curated by Richard Mudariki, also a Zimbabwean artist
- Shanduko means 'change' in chiShona
- Works include painting, collage, and textile
- Dzingai's work 'erry Barber ‒ Freedom Cut' (2021) is described as spiky and erotic
- Timire's tapestry 'Mabhiridha' (2022) is called a masterpiece
- Exhibition aims to break and transform tradition into a polyphonic vision
Entities
Artists
- Linnet Panashe Rubaya
- Mostaff Muchawaya
- Franklyn Dzingai
- Wilfred Timire
- Richard Mudariki
- Antonello Tolve
Institutions
- Osart Gallery
- Artribune
- Accademia Albertina di Torino
- Università di Salerno
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Harare
- Zimbabwe
- Nyazura
- Kwekwe
- Seke
- Melfi
- Turin
- Salerno