Greenlight for Zim artists to participate at La B...

Greenlight for Zim artists to participate at La Biennale di Venezia exhibition

I found out on TV that I was minister' – Former swimmer Kirsty Coventry in at deep end to tackle crisis in Zimbabwe — **Minister Kirsty Coventry**

Zimbabwe will, for the seventh year in a row, participate at the 60th International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia after the sector was given a thumbs up by the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation, Kirsty Coventry.

Minister Coventry unveiled the artists exhibiting at the 60the La Biennale di Venezia under the Pavilion of Zimbabwe in 2024 who are Gillian Rosselli, Sekai Machache, Victor Nyakauru, Moffat Takadiwa, Kombo Chapfika and Troy Makaza.

The five will exhibit in Venice Italy between April 20, 2024 – November 24 of the same year.

“As government we have seen many careers flourish from this platform. In line with NDS1, this platform has been critical in the image building and persuasion of international cooperation and it offers new engagement in the cultural sphere.

“Furthermore, it is in the Government interest to promote artists not only in Zimbabwe but at a global stage like the Venice Biennale,” Dr Coventry said.

The 2024 Pavilion of Zimbabwe Commissioner will be the Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Raphael Chikukwa and the exhibition will be curated by Fadzai Veronica Muchemwa.

Since its inauguration, it has seen some of its alumni such as Portia Zvavahera, Virginia Chihota, Misheck Masamvu, Gareth Nyandoro, Masimba Hwati, Dana Whabira, Kresiah Mukwazhi, Wallen Mapondera and Ronald Muchatuta having their work on a number of high-profile exhibitions in the West and in Asia.

The overarching theme of the exhibition is yet to be announced. However, the Curator of the 60th Biennale, Brazilian Adriano Pedrosa, shows a continuation of Global South narratives being encouraged at the platform, after the 2023 Architectural Biennale’s curation by Lesley Lokko, from Ghana.