Director of the Kampala Biennale, Curator + Gallerist – Daudi Karungi (Kampala, Uganda)

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript available here: https://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-158-director-of-the-kampala-biennale-curator-gallerist-daudi-karungi-kampala-uganda/

Director of the Kampala Biennale, Curator + Gallerist – Daudi Karungi (Kampala, Uganda)
Director, Kampala Biennale, Curator, Gallerist, Daudi Karungi, 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, Henry ‘Mzili’ Mujunga, Richard Atugonza, Sungi Mlengeya, Gael Maski, Dakar Biennale, Venice Biennale, David Adjaye, Simon Njami, 32° East, Ugandan Arts Trust, KLA ART, Art Joburg, START Journal
Director, Kampala Biennale, Curator, Gallerist, Daudi Karungi, 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, Henry ‘Mzili’ Mujunga, Richard Atugonza, Sungi Mlengeya, Gael Maski, Dakar Biennale, Venice Biennale, David Adjaye, Simon Njami, 32° East, Ugandan Arts Trust, KLA ART, Art Joburg, START Journal
Director of the Kampala Biennale, Curator + Gallerist – Daudi Karungi (Kampala, Uganda)
Director of the Kampala Biennale, Curator + Gallerist – Daudi Karungi (Kampala, Uganda)