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Meleko Mokgosi
Scripto-visual
June 17–November 13, 2021
The Current, Stowe, Vermont
www.thecurrentnow.org
Titled after a neologism describing the combination of image and textual work, Meleko Mokgosi’s exhibition Scripto-visual continues the artist’s investigations into the links between these two elements in relation to the politics of representation. Small and large works are paired with writing by African American or African authors, including poems and theoretical texts addressing a variety of topics ranging from history to the lived experiences of particular sections of the population both in the United States and in southern Africa.
Meleko Mokgosi, The Social Revolution of Our Time Cannot Take Its Poetry from the Past but Only from the Poetry of the Future, VIII, 2019 © Meleko Mokgosi. Photo: Aaron Siskind Foundation
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Ubuntu
The Harry David Art Collection
September 19, 2020–March 18, 2021
National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens
www.emst.gr
The South African term ubuntu refers to notions of community and a spirit of sharing. As the inaugural exhibition of works from the Harry David Art Collection—which showcases leading artists active in Africa and the diaspora as well as African American artists—Ubuntu introduces five distinct curatorial viewpoints unfolding across five specially designed rooms. Each presents a personal selection of works from the collection chosen by one of five different artists and curators. In this way, the collection functions as a resource that is open to interpretation, with each space enabling artworks to be encountered as a series of unique conversations. Work by Ellen Gallagher, Theaster Gates, Romauld Hazoumè, and Meleko Mokgosi is included.
Ellen Gallagher, Abu Simbel, 2005 © Ellen Gallagher