Zoé Samudzi: “Sibathontisele” at 15: Zimbabwean Ethnopolitics and the Work of Owen Maseko

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Art Curator and Scholar Zoé Samudzi offers a reflection on the ethnopolitical and historical implications of “Sibathontisele” (2010-present), a series of paintings by Zimbabwean artist and genocide survivor Owen Maseko. The talk traces a throughline between the Gukurahundi genocide (1982-87), the subject matter of the series, and the relationship between Maseko’s repression as a Ndebele artist and the Zimbabwean state’s historical revisionism regarding the genocide. This talk will be moderated by Folarin Ajibade, Assistant Professor of African History at Bard College.


This CHRA Talk is co-hosted with American and Indigenous Studies and Bard Studio Art.