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Misheck Masamvu

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b. 1980, Zimbabwe

Part of Zimbabwe’s ‘born-free generation’, Misheck Masamvu (b. 1980 in Penhalonga, Zimbabwe) explores and comments on the socio-political setting of post-independence Zimbabwe, and draws attention to the impact of economic policies that sustain political mayhem. Masamvu raises questions and ideas around the state of ‘being’ and the preservation of dignity. His practice encompasses drawing, painting and sculpture.

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Misheck Masamvu studied at Atelier Delta and Kunste Akademie in Munich, where he initially specialised in the realist style, and later developed a more avant-garde expressionist mode of representation with dramatic and graphic brushstrokes. His work deliberately uses this expressionist depiction, in conjunction with controversial subject matter, to push his audience to levels of visceral discomfort with the purpose of accurately capturing the plight, political turmoil and concerns of his Zimbabwean subjects and their experiences. His works serve as a reminder that the artist is constantly socially-engaged and is tasked with being a voice to give shape and form to a humane sociological topography.

Masamvu’s work has been well-received and exhibited in numerous shows including Armory Show 2018, Art Basel 2018, Basel Miami Beach 2017, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair New York 2016, São Paulo Biennale 2016, and the Venice Biennale, Zimbabwe Pavillion 2011.

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Current Exhibition | East Hampton
23 June–5 August 2022
Group Exhibition Marianne Boesky Gallery x Goodman Gallery: Fragile Crossings
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Ghada Amer, Lover's Night (2014).  Ceramic. 88.9 x 61 cm.  © Ghada Amer. Photo: Christopher Burke Studios.
Ghada Amer, Lover's Night (2014).  Ceramic. 88.9 x 61 cm. © Ghada Amer. Photo: Christopher Burke Studios.

Current & Recent Exhibitions

Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Marianne Boesky Gallery x Goodman Gallery: Fragile Crossings at Marianne Boesky, New York, East Hampton, USA Open Now 23 June–5 August 2022 Group Exhibition Marianne Boesky Gallery x Goodman Gallery: Fragile Crossings East Hampton
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, The same space three times at Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa Closed 18 December 2021–26 January 2022 Group Exhibition The same space three times Cape Town
Contemporary art exhibition, Misheck Masamvu, Carnivorous Words at Goodman Gallery, East Hampton, USA Closed 7–18 July 2021 Misheck Masamvu Carnivorous Words East Hampton
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Everything fits to our daily needs at Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa Closed 23 January–24 March 2021 Group Exhibition Everything fits to our daily needs Johannesburg
Contemporary art exhibition, Misheck Masamvu, Talk to me while I'm eating at Goodman Gallery, London, United Kingdom Closed 16 January–27 February 2021 Misheck Masamvu Talk to me while I'm eating London
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Did you ever think there would come a time? at Goodman Gallery, Sir Lowry Rd, Cape Town, South Africa Closed 19 December 2020–20 February 2021 Group Exhibition Did you ever think there would come a time? Sir Lowry Rd, Cape Town
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, I’ve grown roses in this garden of mine at Goodman Gallery, London, United Kingdom Closed 3 October–2 November 2019 Group Exhibition I’ve grown roses in this garden of mine London
Contemporary art exhibition, Misheck Masamvu, Hata at Goodman Gallery, Sir Lowry Rd, Cape Town, South Africa Closed 20 July–31 August 2019 Misheck Masamvu Hata Sir Lowry Rd, Cape Town

Recent Artworks

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Full Monty by Misheck Masamvu contemporary artwork painting, works on paper
Misheck Masamvu Full Monty, 2022 Oil on canvas
143 x 129.5 cm
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Convenient Truths by Misheck Masamvu contemporary artwork painting, works on paper
Misheck Masamvu Convenient Truths, 2022 Oil on canvas
160 x 145 cm
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Lost District by Misheck Masamvu contemporary artwork painting
Misheck Masamvu Lost District, 2021 Oil on canvas
199 x 170 cm
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Combed Grass by Misheck Masamvu contemporary artwork painting
Misheck Masamvu Combed Grass, 2019 Oil on canvas
200 x 180 cm
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Off the Chain by Misheck Masamvu contemporary artwork painting
Misheck Masamvu Off the Chain, 2021 Oil on canvas
200 x 176 cm
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Fake Passport by Misheck Masamvu contemporary artwork painting
Misheck Masamvu Fake Passport, 2017 Oil on canvas
134 x 100 cm
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Budding Spirits by Misheck Masamvu contemporary artwork painting
Misheck Masamvu Budding Spirits, 2019 Oil on canvas
200 x 180 cm
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Allergies by Misheck Masamvu contemporary artwork painting
Misheck Masamvu Allergies, 2016 Oil on canvas
157 x 130 x 2.5 cm
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Misheck Masamvu In Ocula Magazine

In Photos: Five Fantastic Booths at Frieze Los Angeles 2022 Ocula Photolog In Photos: Five Fantastic Booths at Frieze Los Angeles 2022

Look inside the booths of five featured galleries: Blum & Poe, Goodman Gallery, Pilar Corrias, Roberts Projects, and Sean Kelly.

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Five Fantastic Booths at Frieze Los Angeles 2022 Ocula News Five Fantastic Booths at Frieze Los Angeles 2022 Los Angeles, 18 February 2022

Blum & Poe, Goodman Gallery, Pilar Corrias, Roberts Projects, and Sean Kelly share highlights of their booths and early impressions of the fair.

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‘STILL STILL:’ In Conversation with Misheck Masamvu Related Press ‘STILL STILL:’ In Conversation with Misheck Masamvu

ART AFRICA: So let's start from the beginning. Please tell us a bit about your childhood? Were you an only child? Misheck Masamvu: No, I was born in a family of what was meant to be six siblings

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Carnivorous Politics, Defiant Bodies: Harare Painting in Turbulent Times Related Press Carnivorous Politics, Defiant Bodies: Harare Painting in Turbulent Times 26 May 2018, Frieze

Over the past two decades, Zimbabwe, a largely agrarian southern African country of 17 million inhabitants, has been buffeted by seemingly endless troubles. The carnivorous politics at the centre of t

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South African art shines at the Armory Show Related Press South African art shines at the Armory Show 9 March 2018, The Art Newspaper

Two years after the Armory Show's Focus section offered a cross section of African galleries (the geographic frame was abandoned thereafter), dealers and young artists from South Africa, already in th

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South Africa’s hottest artists at 1:54 New York this week Related Press South Africa’s hottest artists at 1:54 New York this week 5 May 2016, The South African

Aida Muluneh: A critically acclaimed photographer, Aida Muluneh's work is firmly embedded in the essences of identity, memory, relationships and emotion. Having lived in Ethiopia, Yemen, England and C

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