Mitochondria Gallery is pleased to announce the debut museum participation of gallery artist Dusabe King as part of “Art, In spite of Everything”, at the Museum of African Art in Belgrade, Serbia. This exhibition was curated by Aleksandra Gačić from the collection of Serbain architect Ilija Gubic. Presenting alongside Dusabe King are 16 visual artists from North to East Africa. The exhibition features 15 paintings, five sculptures, and one vase. The exhibition is accompanied by a bilingual, Serbian-English catalog with texts from Ilija Gubić and the author of the exhibition, Aleksandra Gačić, as well as an interview with Vivaldi Ngenzi, a specialist in museum management of the Rwanda Art Museum. “Art, in spite of Everything” is on view through September 17th 2023.
Eugene. Oil on canvas. 31 X 39 in. 2023
A brief expert about the backbone of the exhibition can be viewed below.
“Inspired by the life stories and social context in which African artists work, with this exhibition we want to send a message that the seemingly insurmountable obstacles of the modern world fail to shake the urge for creative expression. Moreover, the artists in front of us carefully consider their environment and persistently create. The ideas of their works defy geopolitical frameworks and resonate around the world, and their messages leave a cultural imprint on the global art scene.
All of Artists in this show can be characterized as Afropolitans - artists from the African continent or related to that cultural-historical space who in their aesthetic expression revitalize their own cultural heritage (ethnic, traditional, national), but in a way and through media that make them open to the developments of the global world. Their experiences of "African" everyday life are connected to the redefinition of the concept of African origin because they are at the same time "citizens of the world" who are troubled by the problems faced by modern humanity, such as climate change, unequal living standards, the influence of the patriarchal model of life and the invisibility of women, as well as "usual" existential concerns, etc.”
Dusabe King is also a part of our current exhibition “When the sun stands still” which closes on July 22nd, 2023.
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