The Politics of Creativity, Resilience, and Negotiation - The Work of Moffat Takadiwa in Conversation with Masimba Hwati

Date: 7.6.2024 Time: 6pm Location: M13a, Schillerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna

Join us for a conversation featuring renowned artist Moffat Takadiwa and his former teacher, artist, and PhD in Practice candidate Masimba Hwati. They will delve into the intricate processes of artistic production and explore the relationships and tensions between local and global art scenes.

Moffat Takadiwa (b. 1983, Karoi) lives and works in Harare, Zimbabwe. Part of the post-independence generation of artists in Zimbabwe, Takadiwa has exhibited extensively across major institutions in Zimbabwe as well as internationally. Takadiwa also was a founder of Mbare Art Space in Harare where he plays a part in mentoring the growing artist community.

This event is part of the cooperation between the exhibition Avant-Garde & Liberation at mumok Viennahttps://www.mumok.at/en/press/avant-garde-and-liberation and the PhD in Practice program of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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A...kademie der bildenden Künste Wien

Dr. Janine Jembere Senior Scientist Institut für Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies

Schillerplatz 3 1010 Wien

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