Na Richard Mudariki Basa raRichi Madyira rakaitirwa pa oiri iri pa canvas (mugore ra2025) Maartist eZimbabwe ari kuramba achisimbisa kukosha kweart yemuZimbabwe pasi rose. Kubvira kuLondon, Bucharest, Dallas, Singapore, Cape Town, neJohannesburg, maartist eZimbabwe ari kuwedzera kuoneka muzviratidziro zvikuru zvinotarisa nyaya dzakaita sechimiro chemunhu, zvechitendero nemweya, ndangariro, zvematongerwo enyika. Pamwe chete, maratidziro aya anoratidza kusiyana kukuru uye simba

Richie Madyira (2025), Oil on Canvas By Richard Mudariki Yet another powerful wave of international exhibitions featuring Zimbabwean contemporary artists continues to affirm the country’s growing importance within the global art world. Across London, Bucharest, Dallas, Singapore, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, Zimbabwean artists are increasingly participating in ambitious exhibitions that explore identity, migration, spirituality, memory, politics, and belonging through highly

by Richard Mudariki Onlookers to Portia Zvavahera's work at Norval Foundation in Cape Town (image: NF Instagram) From Venice to Munich, Rotterdam to New York, and Cape Town to Umbria, Zimbabwean contemporary artists are increasingly occupying major institutional and commercial spaces across the global art world. What was once viewed as a peripheral scene is now asserting itself with confidence, intellectual depth, and strong curatorial relevance. The current wave of exhibitio

by Richard Mudariki Dr Bongani Ndhlovu, Acting CEO of Iziko Museums of South Africa, formally handed over the Zimbabwe Bird and ancestral remains to Dr Paul Mupira of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe. At Groote Schuur in 2014 For me, this is especially meaningful. I wrote and advocated for the return of the Zimbabwe Bird in an article in 2014, and I remember visiting Groote Schuur to see the bird in person. To witness its return today is both deeply satisfying a

naRichard Mudariki Shiri yeZimbabwe (mufananidzo wakatorwa naRichard Mudariki ku Groote Schuur 2014) Dr Bongani Ndhlovu, vari Acting CEO veIziko Museums of South Africa, vakapa zviri pamutemo shiri yenyika (Zimbabwe Bird) pamwe chete nemapfupa emadzitateguru kuna Dr Paul Mupira veNational Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe kuCape Town. Ndiri PaGroote Schuur muna 2014 Kwandiri, izvi zvine chirevo chikuru zvikuru. Ndaigaronyora ndikakurudzira kudzoserwa kwenhaka yedu iyi muchiny

The title, in Shona, speaks to a notion of turning or transformation, a shift from one state into another, often understood as a passage that is both psychological and spiritual.

by Richard Mudariki Richard Mudariki (2025), 19 October, oil on canvas and painted wood (artist collection - IMAGE: RESERVIOUR) As I work in my studio on my latest body of work, news arrives of bombs falling again in the Middle East. The contrast between the quiet concentration of the studio and the violence unfolding elsewhere in the world is impossible to ignore. It reminds me why, in 2011, I began a body of work with my first solo exhibition in Cape Town titled My Reality

By Richard Mudariki Richard Mudariki (2017) WORLD CUP, oil on canvas and painted wood (in Private Collection) I have followed the Venice Biennale with particular interest since 2011, when Zimbabwe presented its first national pavilion. That moment marked not only a milestone for the country’s cultural diplomacy but also sharpened my awareness of the Biennale’s role within the global art ecosystem. The official opening of the 61st edition of La Biennale di Venezia in Italy wi

.....we observed a market that was neither collapsing nor exploding, but reorganising itself - slowing down after a decade of acceleration and searching for clarity.

by artweb Africa Award winning Zimbabwean contemporary artist Moffat Takadiwa has received yet another major international recognition after being named the grand winner of the inaugural Toyota Tsusho CFAO African Art Award , a new distinction aimed at supporting emerging contemporary artists working across the African continent. The award, announced this week, selected five artists from approximately one hundred nominees proposed by curators and critics from around the world

by Staff Writer The 2026 National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) have once again turned national attention toward Zimbabwe’s visual arts sector, and this year the results are as compelling as they are provocative. Officially announced and sealed, the outcomes reflect both merit and momentum. Yet they also invite reflection: what do these selections signal about where Zimbabwean contemporary art stands and where it is headed? The most visible narrative to emerge from this year’s vi

by Wadzanai Machirirori Visitors to the artworld passport booth at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026 At the 2026 edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, the Artworld Passport returned not as a speculative proposition but as an activated system. The booth operated less as a commercial stand and more as an art border post, archive, and civic registration office. Throughout the week at the CTICC, dense queues formed as new passport holders waited to be issued, photographe

by Wadzanai Machirirori At the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, Option Dzikamai Nyahunzvi’s solo exhibition ' Zvatiri' unfolds not simply as an exhibition of new work, but as a declaration. Translating to “The Way We Are,” the title carries the weight of assertion rather than description. It signals presence. It insists on continuity. In a Zimbabwe still negotiating the layered realities of post-colonial identity, spirituality, and institutional memory, Nyahunzvi posi

The 2025 artweb Power 100 Zimbabwe is an annual list recognising the individuals, institutions, and platforms shaping Zimbabwe’s contemporary art ecosystem. The 2025 edition arrives at a moment of recalibration, when visibility alone is no longer the primary measure of influence, and when clarity, structure, and intention have become the true currencies of cultural power. More than a just a list, the artweb Power 100 Zimbabwe examines how influence actually functions. It trac

by artweb Zimbabwe stands proud in Turin (image: supplied) At the 57th CIMAM Annual Conference in Turin, an important milestone was reached for Zimbabwe and the wider African museum community. Raphael Chikukwa, the Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, has been elected to the CIMAM Board for the 2026–28 term - positioning him at the forefront of global museum leadership and strengthening Zimbabwe’s voice within one of the most influential internati

by artweb Minister Mthuli Ncube standing from of a sculpture at the Parliament of Zimbabwe before presenting the 2026 National Budget. (Image: Facebook/Financial Times) The 2026 national budget presented by Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube has sparked new discussion across Zimbabwe’s creative sector, especially as the government frames “Job Creation, Youth Entrepreneurship and Development, Creative Industry and Culture” as one of its ten national priorities for the coming yea

by Richard Mudariki We Are Closed: Image from the Irma Stern Museum website I have been following the closure of the Irma Stern Museum in Cape Town with a growing sense of unease. The official statement promises “new life” for the collection and the home, but the public reaction - from shock to suspicion - tells a deeper story about trust, transparency, and the fragility of cultural stewardship in South Africa. Media reports have captured this moment well. The Weekend Argus b

by Richard Mudariki Crime scene at the Musee Du Lourve (Image: Belga News Agency) When I first heard of the brazen theft at the Louvre, the daylight break-in at the gallery housing France’s crown jewels, it struck me not simply as a spectacular “art theft” but as an act of cultural terrorism. On 19 October 2025, thieves disguised as construction workers used scaffolding to access the Galerie d’Apollon, smashed the glass cases, and stole eight priceless pieces - including jewe