Evening Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art
Live Virtual Auction, 19 September 2023
Modern and Contemporary Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 300 000 - 400 000
Location
Cape Town
About this Item
Zimbabwean 1981-
Johannesburg Cityscape, Graceland Series
signed and dated 2006
mixed media on board
200,5 by 110 by 6cm, unframed
Notes
“A darkly hued urban Johannesburg landscape, rendered in expressionist jagged strokes, creates a visual map of the individuals who do not fit in the scheme of urban renewal. Many of Chiurai’s pieces are cityscapes, populated by slogans, words and figures from our urban culture. His gaze grapples with issues of black economic empowerment, xenophobia, the urban landscape, and its inhabitants.”1
1. Art Africa (2007) Kudzanai Chiuri: Graceland, Archived Reviews, https://artafricamagazine.org/kudzanai-chiurai-5/, accessed 14 July 2023.
Provenance
Michael Obert Gallery, Johannesburg, 2007.
Private Collection.
Exhibited
Michael Obert Gallery, Johannesburg, Graceland, 2007.
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