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Africa, Kampala and the Irony of Progress
By Chuu Krydz Ikwuemesi A new biennale committed to the promotion and dissemination of African art is born in Kampala, East Africa. Coming about two decades into the life of the Dakar Biennale, the...
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Photo Currency: Images of Kampala’s Unmapped
By Taku Mkencele The Kla Art 2014’s Boda Boda Project was a celebration of the spirit of entrepreneurship that drives and sustains Kampala. The project saw artists turning motorbikes that are usually...
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An Exhibition of the Un-Recognised
KLA ART 014 through the eyes of Alex Lyons. ‘Who are the unheard, unplanned and unmapped artisan traders of our cities and how do their unique micro economies shape the cities in which we live?’–...
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Mapping Kampala with KLA ART 014
By Elizabeth Namakula KLA ART 014 was a far cry from the sophisticated and outdoor festival of 2012. The two festivals showed a progression from neat and tidy exhibits within shipping containers to...
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Q&A with Curator Simon Njami
“Contemporary artists working on the African continent should concentrate on their soil. Dig it. Find its treasure and secrets and come up with something that will shake the world.” Startjournal talks...
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Introducing Dominic Muwanguzi: The New Startjournal Editor
Today we’d like to introduce you to the new editor of Startjournal. But first… a little backstory. ”START – A Journal of Arts and Culture” is a Kampala-based journal covering visual arts, performing...
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Music to the ears
Written by Henry Mzili Mujunga Bwe baba babulilira owa boobwe, ng’owomunaku amatu okunkumula – Luganda proverb Henry Mzili Mujunga at the Kampala Art Biennale 2014 Recently I was listening to this...
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Demystifying African art Primitivism on Global art scene
By Dominic Muwanguzi The debate whether African art belongs in Global Exhibitions is one that dominates many art forums across the continent and beyond today. Artists, in a bid to assert their...
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Totems of Uganda: A tribute to Ganda culture
By Penlope Nankunda I am in love with a beautiful book titled Totems of Uganda- Buganda Edition. It captured my attention the moment I first laid eyes on it and firmly arrested my heart the moment I...
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Atwork in progress
By Gloria Kiconco From February 9th to the 13th 2015, 21 fine art students, curators-to-be, and recent graduates participated in the AtWork workshop, equipped with two small moleskine notebooks. One...
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Ndema’s Last Supper Painting Immortalizes Pan-Africanism
By Dominic Muwanguzi The Last Supper is a subject that has been reproduced in art severally. Leonardo Da Vinci’s 15th Century mural painting of Jesus Christ and his disciples seated at table having a...
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Images, Reflections, Objects
By Eria Nsubuga Introduction I first heard of the EKifananyi idea from 320 East ( Ugandan Arts Trust), a center for contemporary African art in Kampala. Here, one gets information on art projects,...
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A conversation with comic artist Chris Mafigiri
“Comics tell a side of story that pictures cannot do extensively” Chris Mafigiri Mugarura is a professional comic artist living in Kampala. He has been a comic artist since his childhood but studied...
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Art collecting supports Art
By Startjournal correspondent Art cannot exist without money. This makes art buyers, or rather art collectors vital components of an art industry because of their consistent purchase of art. Art...
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Art writing encourages dialogue in the Arts
By Gloria Kiconco There are few books that can answer the questions: What is the story of art in Uganda? Where did it start? Who are the characters of this story? Where is it going? It is a vast...
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Abstract
Christ at Golgotha painting by Eria Sane Nsubuga Artists are continuously searching for inspiration for their art. Ideas often tend to be situated within their locale i.e personal experience, studio...
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Inspired by Western Modern Art
By Dominic Muwanguzi The influence of western modern art on modern and contemporary art in Uganda can be traced back to the early years of art education at Makerere University. Mrs. Margaret Trowell,...
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“We have forgotten to attach an identity of relevance to our different forms...
Kwizera who goes by the moniker Kwiz-Era is an illustrator and Artist. Startjournal.org had a Q&A with him at his studio within Iguana Bar and asked him why it is important for artists to be...
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Beautiful Imperfections: An exhibition of sculptures by Makerere Alumni
By Dominic Muwanguzi Beautiful Imperfections is the name of the sculpture exhibition showing at the Makerere art Gallery. It is a reflection of the paradoxical experiences of social life and the beauty...
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Revisiting the Value of the Arts in Uganda at UCU
By Gloria Kiconco On Monday, 11th May 2015, a painting by artist Pablo Picasso was auctioned for a record amount of money, $179m. In an article about the sale on the The Guardian site it was explained...
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