Kapwani Kiwanga
In Search of Hidden Truths: Kapwani Kiwanga’s ‘The Sun Never Sets’
by Sipho Mdanda
ArtThrob - Contemporary Art in South Africa
Nov 15, 2017

“Kapwani Kiwanga’s first solo exhibition at Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg is a revelation of her depth as an artist and academic. Kiwanga is a consummate researcher who invades archives in search of hidden truths. Following that, she begins a process of converting and distorting data in order to create artworks. The end product can either be recognisable or abstracted…”

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2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga State of Concept
Kapwani Kiwanga
Deposits
Solo exhibition curated by ILiana Fokianaki
State of Concept, Athens
Dec 10, 2021 – Feb 12, 2022
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga Zurich Art Prize – Monopol
Kapwani Kiwanga
Zurich Art Prize geht an Künstlerin Kapwani Kiwanga
Monopol
Nov 29, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga Diversity United Moscow
Kapwani Kiwanga
Diversity United
Group exhibition curated by Walter Smerling
New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Nov 22, 2021 – Mar 13, 2022
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga Kaunas Biennial
Kapwani Kiwanga
Once Upon Another Time… | 13th Kaunas Biennial
Group exhibition curated by Josée Drouin-Brisebois
Kaunas Biennial
Nov 12, 2021 – Feb 20, 2022
2021 | Art Cologne
Art Cologne
With works by Kapwani Kiwanga, Angelika J. Trojnarski and Anna Witt
Nov 17 – 21, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The sand recalls the moon’s shadow
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Sand Recalls the Moon’s Shadow
Solo exhibition curated Ylinka Barotto
Moody Center for the Arts Rice University, Houston, TX
Sep 17 – Dec 19, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Pace Gallery
Kapwani Kiwanga
Hiding in Plain Sight
Group exhibition curated by Andria Hickey
Pace Gallery, New York
Jul 14 – Aug 20, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Diversity United. Contemporary European Art. Moscow. Berlin. Paris.
Kapwani Kiwanga
Diversity United
Group exhibition curated by Walter Smerling
Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin
Jun 9 – Oct 10, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga - ROHKUNSTBAU XXVI
Kapwani Kiwanga
ROHKUNSTBAU XXVI
Group exhibition curated by Heike Fuhlbrügge
Rohkunstbau, Lübben
Jun 19 – Oct 3, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Imagine the city
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Gate
Group exhibition
Imagine the city, Hamburg
Jun 04 – Nov 01, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Middelheim Museum
Kapwani Kiwanga
Congoville
Group exhibition curated by Sandrine Colard
Middelheim Museum, Antwerpen
May 29 – Oct 03, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Luma Arles
Kapwani Kiwanga
Prélude
Group exhibition curated by Tom Eccles, Hans-Ulrich Obrist & Vassilis Oikonomopoulos
Luma Arles at the Mécanique Générale of the Parc des Ateliers, Arles
Apr 28, 2021 – Sep 30, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Musée de l’Armée
Kapwani Kiwanga
Napoléon? Encore! Regards d’artistes contemporains
Group exhibition curated by Eric de Chassey et Julien Voinot
Musée de l’Armée - Hôtel national des Invalides, Paris
May 07, 2021 – Jan 30, 2022
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – CIMA CIMA
Kapwani Kiwanga
Cima Cima
Solo exhibition curated by Claire Le Restif
Centre d’art contemporain d’Ivry - le Crédac, Ivry-sur-Seine
Apr 22 – Jul 11, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Ways of Seeing Abstraction - Works from the Deutsche Bank Collection
Kapwani Kiwanga
Ways of Seeing Abstraction - Works from the Deutsche Bank Collection
Group exhibition curated by Friedhelm Hütte
Palais Populaire, Berlin
Mar 27, 2021 – Mar 7, 2022
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Lieu Unique
Kapwani Kiwanga
UFA - L’Université des futurs Africains
Group exhibition curated by Oulimata Gueye
Lieu Unique, Nantes
Apr 10 – Aug 29, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Berliner Zeitung
Palais Populaire eröffnet mit Spitzenwerken aus der Sammlung Deutsche Bank
Kapwani Kiwanga
by Irmgard Berner
Berliner Zeitung
Apr 06, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Maison Louis Carré
Kapwani Kiwanga
A I S T I T / coming to our senses
Group exhibition curated by Hans Rosenström & Satu Herrala
Maison Louis Carré, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne
Mar 28, 2021 – Jan 20, 2022
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – ARoS Aarhus
Kapwani Kiwanga
This is Not Africa – Unlearn What You Have Learned
Group exhibition curated by Mavis Tetteh-Ocloo, Lotte Løvholm
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus
Mar 27 – Oct 24, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Fondation CAB
Kapwani Kiwanga
Structures of Radical Will
Solo exhibition curated by Béatrice Gross
Fondation CAB, Brussels
Mar 24 – Jul 24, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Weserburg Museum für Moderne Kunst
Kapwani Kiwanga
SO WIE WIR SIND 3.0
Group exhibition curated by Janneke de Vries
Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen
Mar 20, 2021 – Jan 23, 2022
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Kapwani Kiwanga
Angespannte Zustände - Tense conditions
Group exhibition curated by Katarina Schorb
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Mar 16 – Dec 31, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga – Remai Modern, Saskatoon
Kapwani Kiwanga
An apology, a pill, a ritual, a resistance
Group exhibition curated by Tarah Hogue
Remai Modern, Saskatoon
Mar 13 – Aug 22, 2021
2021 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Artskop
Kapwani Kiwanga; Fleurs en Papier : Une Étude de la Résistance par la Botanique
Kapwani Kiwanga
Artskop3437
Feb 02, 2021
2020 | Handelsblatt
ZEHN JAHRESJUBILÄUM
Programmaufbau, Sammlerpflege, Künstlerförderung: So stellt eine Galeristin die Weichen für die Zukunft
by Christian Herchenröder
Handelsblatt
Jan 14, 2021
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Monopol: Vom Gang der Jahreszeiten
Kapwani Kiwanga
Vom Gang der Jahreszeiten. Kapwani Kiwanga in München
By Victor Sattler
Monopol
Dec 30, 2020
2020 | art-in-berlin - Dem Menschsein auf den Grund gehen
Dem Menschsein auf den Grund gehen
Ein Besuch in der Galerie Tanja Wagner
by Ferial Nadja Karrasch
art-in-berlin
Dec 18, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - e-flux: Highline Plinth Commissions
Kapwani Kiwanga
Shortlist for the third and fourth High Line Plinth Commissions
12 proposals from an international array of artists
e-flux
Nov 18, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Haus der Kunst, Munich - Walk Through
Kapwani Kiwanga
Walk through the exhibition »Plot«
Haus der Kunst, Munich
Oct 09, 2020 - May 15, 2021
2020 | Frieze London
Frieze London
Viewing Room – Šejla Kamerić, Kapwani Kiwanga and Grit Richter
Frieze Art Fair
Oct 9 – 16, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The Art Newspaper: Prix Marcel Duchamp
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kipwani Kawanga wins Duchamp Prize with installation referencing African independence
By Anna Sansom
The Art Newspaper
Oct 20, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - ARTnews: Prix Marcel Duchamp
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga, Artist Who Centers African Histories, Wins France’s Top Art Prize
By Alex Greenberger
ARTNews
Oct 19, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau, Dresden
Kapwani Kiwanga
1 Million Roses for Angela Davis
Group exhibition
Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau, Dresden
Oct 10, 2020 - Jan 24, 2021
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Süddeutsche Zeitung: Vorhang auf
Kapwani Kiwanga
Vorhang auf
By Catrin Lorch
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Oct 9, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Haus der Kunst, Munich
Kapwani Kiwanga
DER ÖFFENTLICHKEIT - VON DEN FREUNDEN HAUS DER KUNST: Kapwani Kiwanga. Plot
Solo exhibition curated by Damian Lentini
Haus der Kunst, Munich
Oct 09, 2020 - Apr 25, 2021
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Prix Marcel Duchamp
Kapwani Kiwanga
Prix Marcel Duchamp
Group exhibition
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Oct 07, 2020 - Jan 04, 2021
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - FKA Witte de With
Kapwani Kiwanga
Solo exhibition
FKA Witte de With – Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam
Sep 20, 2020 - Jan 17, 2021
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Renaissance Society, Chicago
Kapwani Kiwanga
Nine Lives
Group exhibition curated by Karsten Lund and Caroline Picard
Renaissance Society, Chicago
Sep 12 - Nov 15, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Things Entangling
Kapwani Kiwanga
Things Entangling | A Collaboration between MOT and KADIST
Group exhibition
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Jun 09 - Sep 27, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - FRANK WALTER: A RETROSPECTIVE
Kapwani Kiwanga
FRANK WALTER: A RETROSPECTIVE
Group exhibition
MUSEUM ᴹᴹᴷ FÜR MODERNE KUNST, Frankfurt am Main
May 16 - Nov 15, 2020
Kapwani Kiwanga
Solo exhibition
Centre d'art contemporain d'Ivry - le Crédac, Ivry-sur-Seine
Apr 23 - Jun 28, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - outdoor art commission, Capture Photo Festival, Vancouver
Kapwani Kiwanga
BC Hydro Dal Grauer Substation
Solo exhibition curated by Kate Henderson
outdoor art commission, Capture Photo Festival, Vancouver
Apr 02, 2020 - Mar 01, 2021
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Have You Seen A Horizon Lately
Kapwani Kiwanga
HAVE YOU SEEN A HORIZON LATELY?
Group exhibition curated by Marie-Ann Yemsi
Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL), Marrakech
Feb 25 - Jul 19, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - So wie wir sind 2.0
Kapwani Kiwanga
So wie wir sind 2.0
Group exhibition curated by Janneke de Vries
Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen
Feb 14, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Seismic Movements
Kapwani Kiwanga
Seismic Movements
Group exhibition curated by Diana Campbell Betancourt
Dhaka Art Summit
Feb 07 - 15, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Kunsthaus Pasquart
Kapwani Kiwanga
Solo exhibition curated by Stefanie Gschwend
PASQUART - Kunsthaus Centre d’art, Biel
Feb 02 - Apr 05, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System
Kapwani Kiwanga
Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System
Group exhibition curated by Risa Puleo
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University/Tufts University Art Galleries, Medford
Jan 23 - Apr 19, 2020
2020 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Powerful and elegant: Galerie Tanja Wagner's Under the Cover of Darkness
Kapwani Kiwanga
Powerful and elegant: Galerie Tanja Wagner's Under the Cover of Darkness
By Anna Larkin
EXBERLINER
Jan 17, 2020
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - 2020 Marcel Duchamp Prize Nomination
Kapwani Kiwanga
2020 Marcel Duchamp Prize Nomination
ASSOCIATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DIFFUSION OF FRENCH ART, Paris
Dec 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Leave No Stone Unturned
Kapwani Kiwanga
Leave No Stone Unturned
Group exhibition curated by Clelia Coussonnet
Le Cube – independent art room, Rabat
Nov 14, 2019 - Jan 31, 2020
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The awardees of the 36th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
Kapwani Kiwanga
The awardees of the 36th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
36. Kasseler Documentary Film and Video Festival
Nov 12 - Nov 17, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - 36th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
Kapwani Kiwanga
Monitoring – Exhibition for Time-Based Media Art
Group exhibition
36th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Kassel
Nov 12 - Nov 17, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Art Exchange
Kapwani Kiwanga
Art Exchange
Group exhibition curated by Jessica Twyman
University of Essex, Colchester
Nov 08 - Dec 21, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Trésors de l’islam en Afrique. De Tombouctou à Zanzibar
Kapwani Kiwanga
Trésors de l’islam en Afrique. De Tombouctou à Zanzibar
Group exhibition curated by Institut du monde arabe
Musée Mohammed VI d’art moderne et contemporain, Rabat
Oct 16, 2019 - Jan 25, 2020
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Afrogalactica: A brief history of the future
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A brief history of the future
Performance
Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Düsseldorf
Oct 10, 2019 at 8:30
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The New York Times
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga Has More Questions
by Ginanne Brownell Mitic
The New York Times
Oct 2, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Frieze Art Fair, London
Frieze Art Fair
With a solo presentation by Kapwani Kiwanga
Frieze Art Fair
Oct 3-6, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Toronto Biennial of Art
Kapwani Kiwanga
Group exhibition curated by Candice Hopkins and Tairone Bastien
Toronto Biennial of Art
Sep 21 - Dec 01, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The Contemporary Austin
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Sorcerer’s Burden: Contemporary Art and the Anthropological Turn
Group exhibition curated by Heather Pesanti
The Contemporary Austin
Sep 14, 2019 - Jan 19, 2020
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga
Le fil d’alerte, Prix Ricard 2019
Group exhibition curated by Claire le Restif
Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard, Paris
Sep 09 - Oct 26, 2019
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga
MOMENTA 2019 | The Life of Things
Group exhibition curated by María Wills Londoño
MOMENTA Biennale De L'Image, Montreal
Sep 05 - Oct 13, 2019
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga
Sunlight by Fireside: The Ash Annals
Solo exhibition curated by Anne-Marie St-Jean Aubre and Kristy Trinier
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge
Jun 23 – Sep 8, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens & at Centennial Square, Oakville
Kapwani Kiwanga
Material Tells
Group exhibition curated by Daisy Desrosiers
Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens & at Centennial Square, Oakville
Jun 23 – Sep 8, 2019
2019 | Art Basel Unlimited
Art Basel | Unlimited
with a solo presentation by Kapwani Kiwanga
Art Basel
Jun 13 – 16, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Art Basel
Kapwani Kiwanga
9 Dinge, die Sie auf der Art Basel nicht verpassen sollten
by Elke Buhr und Saskia Trebing
monopol
Jun 12, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Art Basel
Kapwani Kiwanga
The 6 Best—and Riskiest—Artworks at Art Basel Unlimited, Where the Fair’s Supersized Artwork Shines
by Tim Schneider & Kate Brown
artnet
Jun 11, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf
Kapwani Kiwanga
Some of Us – an overview on the French Art Scene - NordArt 2019
Group exhibition curated by Jérôme Cotinet-Alphaize
Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf
Jun 1 – Oct 13, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - MACBA - Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Kapwani Kiwanga
Undefined Territories: Reflections on Postcolonialism
Group exhibition curated by Hiuwai Chu
MACBA - Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
May 17 – Nov 20, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), Montreal
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A brief history of the future
Performance
Black.Art.Empowerment: I see, I speak, I am movement
MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), Montreal
Apr 19 and 20, 2019 at 8pm
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Hyperallergic
Kapwani Kiwanga
Sculptures Confront the Brutal History of Racialized Surveillance in the US
by John Pyper
Hyperallergic
Mar 25, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Inaugural Étant Donnés Prize
Kapwani Kiwanga
is the Winner of the Inaugural Étant Donnés Prize 2019
C&
Mar 11, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Albertinum - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Kapwani Kiwanga
Demonstrationsräume
Group exhibition curated Isabelle Busch & Kathleen Reinhardt
Albertinum - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Mar 2, 2019 – Jun 2, 2019
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Boston Globe
Kapwani Kiwanga
At MIT, Minimalism meets meaning
by Murray Whyte
Boston Globe
Feb 21, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Whitechapel Gallery, London
Kapwani Kiwanga
Is This Tomorrow?
Group exhibition by Lydia Yee
Whitechapel Gallery, London
Feb 14, 2019 – May 12, 2019
Kapwani Kiwanga - Jalousie
Kapwani Kiwanga
Safe passage
Solo exhibition curated by Yuri Stone
MIT List Visual Arts Center
Feb 8, 2019 – Apr 21, 2019
2019 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Arsenal - Contemporary Art Contemporain, Montréal
Kapwani Kiwanga
Selection of works from the collection
Group exhibition
Arsenal - Contemporary Art Contemporain, Montréal
Feb 6 – Aug 5, 2019
Kapwani Kiwanga - Flowers for Africa
Kapwani Kiwanga
Grace Wales Bonner: A Time for New Dreams
Group exhibition
Serpentine Galleries, London
Jan 19, 2019 – Feb 16, 2019
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Klima Magazine
Kapwani Kiwanga
KAPWANI KIWANGA en conversation avec GRÉGORIA LAGOURQUE
by Grégoria Lagourque
Klima Magazine
Nov 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Bienal de São Paulo
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica III: Deep Space Scrolls
Performance
Bienal de São Paulo
Nov 17, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Sobey Art Award
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga wins 2018 Sobey Art Award
e-flux
Nov 16, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Sobey Art Award
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga Winner of 2018 Sobey Art Award
National Gallery of Canada
Nov 14, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Galeria Municipal do Porto
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica III: Deep Space Scrolls
Performance
Galeria Municipal do Porto, Rivoli - Auditório IAC
Nov 9, 2018 at 5 pm
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - LE PARVIS - Centre d'Art Contemporain, Ibos
Kapwani Kiwanga
ENCLOSURE
Solo exhibition
LE PARVIS - Centre d'Art Contemporain, Ibos
Nov 7, 2018 – Jan 12, 2019
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Yuz Museum Shanghai
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Artist is Present
Group exhibition curated by Maurizio Cattelan
Yuz Museum Shanghai
October 10 - December 17, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Kapwani Kiwanga
Sobey Art Award
Group exhibition
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
October 3, 2018 - February 10, 2019
March 3 - 6, 2016 With a solo presentation by Kapwani Kiwanga
art berlin
with works by Šejla Kamerić, Kapwani Kiwanga, Anna Witt
art berlin, Flughafen Tempelhof, Hangar 5 and 6
Booth 2. E. 2.
September 27-30, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Extra City Kunsthal, Antwerp
Kapwani Kiwanga
Extra States: Nations in Liquidation
Group exhibition curated by iLiana Fokianaki
Extra City Kunsthal, Antwerp
Sep 22 – Dec 16, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
Kapwani Kiwanga
Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the American Justice System
Group exhibition curated by Risa Puleo
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
Aug 25 – Jan 6, 2019
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Musee d'art de Joliette
Kapwani Kiwanga
Sunlight by Fireplace
Solo exhibition
Musee d'art de Joliette
Jun 9 – Sep 9, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Musee d'art de Joliette
Kapwani Kiwanga
Au Coin Du Feu
Artist talk
Musee d'art de Joliette
Jun 2, 2018 at 5 pm
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - CCA - Centre for Contemporary Art, Derry~Londonderry
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Landis Museum
Group exhibition
CCA - Centre for Contemporary Art, Derry~Londonderry
May 26 – Jul 26, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Gaîté Lyrique, Paris
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrocyberfeminisms
Afrogalactica II: The Black Star Chronicles
Performance
Gaîté Lyrique, Paris
May 23, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Sobey Art Award
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga short-listed for 2018 Sobey Art Award
National Gallery of Canada
May 4 – 6, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - ACUD MACHT NEU, Berlin
Kapwani Kiwanga
Chapter 3: Variations on Time
Group exhibition
ACUD MACHT NEU, Berlin
Apr 27 – May 27, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Financial Times
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga: shades of Mondrian at Frieze
By Jan Dalley
Financial Times
May 3, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The New York Times
Kapwani Kiwanga
On the Hunt for Artistic Gems at Frieze
By Roberta Smith
The New York Times
May 3, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The Guardian
Kapwani Kiwanga
Frieze New York: how this year's art fair got political
The Guardian
May 3, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Frieze Artist Award
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga Named Winner of the Frieze Artist Award
artnews.com
May 4 – 6, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Tramway | Glasgow International 2018
Kapwani Kiwanga
Soft Measures
Solo exhibition
Tramway | Glasgow International 2018
Apr 20 – Jun 17, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Chapter Thirteen | Glasgow International 2018
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Landis Museum
Group exhibition
Chapter Thirteen | Glasgow International 2018
Apr 20 – May 7, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Blue Hour
Group exhibition
The Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver
Apr 6 – Jun 24, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Dazibao, Montréal
Kapwani Kiwanga
Do You See What I Hear?
Group exhibition
Dazibao, Montréal
Mar 29 – Jun 2, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - artpace, San Antonio
Kapwani Kiwanga
ring the bells that still can ring... there is a crack in everything
Group exhibition
artpace, San Antonio
Mar 22 – May 13, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - SLEEK Magazine
Kapwani Kiwanga
Throwing Shade: Kapwani Kiwanga on history and Donna Harraway
by Sophia Lawler
SLEEK Magazine
Mar 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Esker Foundation, Calgary
Kapwani Kiwanga
A wall is just a wall (and nothing more at all)
Solo exhibition
Esker Foundation, Calgary
Feb 2 – May 6, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Kapwani Kiwanga
Stories of Almost Everyone
Group exhibition curated by Aram Moshayedi
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Jan 28 – May 6, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - CLARK, Centre d'art et de diffusion, Montréal
Kapwani Kiwanga
Strata
Solo exhibition
CLARK, Centre d'art et de diffusion, Montréal
Jan 11 – Feb 19, 2018
2018 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario
Kapwani Kiwanga
Clearing
Solo exhibition
Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario
Jan 10 – Mar 11, 2018
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Inside the culturally loaded works of Kapwani Kiwanga
by Austen Tosone
Interview Magazine
Dec 8, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Maison des Arts de Laval, Quebec
Kapwani Kiwanga
Pattern
Group exhibition
Maison des Arts de Laval, Quebec
Nov 26, 2017 – Feb 4, 2018
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Association pour la Promotion Scientifique de l'Afrique (ASPA), Paris
Kapwani Kiwanga
DÉMASQUER: Arts et sciences en Afrique
Group exhibition
Association pour la Promotion Scientifique de l'Afrique (ASPA), Paris
Nov 8, 2017 – Jan 8, 2018
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV), Dortmund
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A brief history of the future
Performance
Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV), Dortmund
Oct 26, 2017, 8 pm
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV), Dortmund
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afro-Tech and the Future of Re-Invention
Group exhibition curated by Inke Arns and Fabian Saavedra-Lara
Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV), Dortmund
Oct 21, 2017 – Apr 22, 2018
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Sun Never Sets
Solo exhibition
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
21 Oct – 18 Nov, 2017
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga: Flowers For Africa
Galleries West Magazine
Sep 25, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Or Gallery, Vancouver
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga: Flowers for Africa
Solo exhibition
Or Gallery, Vancouver
Sep 9 – Oct 14, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - diagonale, Montréal
Kapwani Kiwanga
LES GRANDS VOYAGEURS
Group exhibition curated by Ann Stouvenel
diagonale, Montréal
Sep 1 – Oct 7, 2017
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga
by Jessica Karuhanga
BlackFlash
Issue 34.3, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Kapwani Kiwanga
botánica
Group exhibition curated by Todd von Ammon
Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Jul 13 – Aug 29, 2017
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Review: Kapwani Kiwanga / Galerie Tanja Wagner, Berlin
by William Kherbek
Samizdat Magazine
Jul 10, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Documenta 14, Athen
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A brief history of the future
Performance at HALLUCINATIONS (Live / Cinema / Festival) on the invitation by Ben Russell
at documenta 14, Athens
Jun 24, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Yermilov Centre, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Kapwani Kiwanga
In Edenia, A City of the Future
Group exhibition curated by Yevgeniy Fiks
Yermilov Centre, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Jun 8 – Jul 31, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - KIOSK, Ghent
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica II: The Black Star Chronicles
Performance at KIOSK, Ghent
Jun 1, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - ar/ge kunst, Bolzano, Italy
Kapwani Kiwanga
Flowers are Documents – Arrangement I & II
Group exhibition curated by Emanuele Guidi
ar/ge kunst, Bolzano, Italy
May 26 – Jul 29, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Media Library of the City of Geneva, Switzerland
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A brief history of the future
Performance at Media Library of the City of Geneva, Switzerland
May 11, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A brief history of the future
Performativer Dialog »Das soziale Leben des Universums«
Performance at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
May 5, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Trinity Square Video, Toronto
Kapwani Kiwanga
What is one to do with such a clairvoyant image?
Group exhibition
Trinity Square Video, Toronto, Canada
May 5 – Jun 3, 2017
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Critic's picks
by Kristian Vistrup Madsen
ARTFORUM
May, 2017
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Die besten Kunst-Spaziergänge durch Berlin
by Lisa Zeitz, Christiane Meixner, Tim Ackermann u.a.
DIE ZEIT
Apr 29, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - KIOSK, Ghent, Belgium
Kapwani Kiwanga
Show Me Your Archive and I Will Tell You Who Is In Power
Group exhibition
KIOSK, Ghent
Apr 28 – Jun 16, 2017
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Gallery Weekend Berlin
by Sofia Lemos
art agenda
Apr 28–30, 2017
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Berlin – Unterwegs zum Gallery Weekend
WELTKUNST
Apr 26, 2017
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A brief history of the future
Performance at The Power Plant, Toronto
Apr 21, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The Institute of Things to Come, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica
Solo exhibition
The Institute of Things to Come, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin
Apr 13 – May 14, 2017
2017 | Galerie Tanja Wagner – New York
Galerie Tanja Wagner – New York
LEARNING FROM BIG MISTAKES
Ulf Aminde, Annabel Daou, Paula Doepfner, Nilbar Güreş, Šejla Kamerić, Kapwani Kiwanga, Laurel Nakadate, Grit Richter, Angelika J. Trojnarski
Mar 31 – Apr 9, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Fondation D'entreprise Ricard, Paris
Kapwani Kiwanga
Conversations on Art
Artist talk
Fondation D'entreprise Ricard, Paris
Mar 8, 2017
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Power Plant, Toronto – exhibition review
by Frances Loeffler
FRIEZE
Apr 6, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Jorge B. Vargas Museum, Quezon City, Philippines
Kapwani Kiwanga
Almost There
Group exhibition
Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Mar 2 – May 6, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Konsthall C, Hökarängen
Kapwani Kiwanga
Horses on Rollerblades
Group exhibition
Konsthall C, Hökarängen, Sweden
Feb 25 – May 7, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The Power Plant, Toronto
Kapwani Kiwanga
A wall is just a wall
Solo exhibition
The Power Plant, Toronto
Jan 28 – May 14, 2017
2017 | Kapwani Kiwanga - meter, Copenhagen
Kapwani Kiwanga
Unravelings
Group exhibition
meter, Copenhagen
Jan 23 – Apr 2, 2017
The sum and its parts Solo exhibition UChicago Arts January 20 - March 12, 2017
Kapwani Kiwanga
The sum and its parts
Solo exhibition
Logan Center for the Arts, Chicago
Jan 20 – Mar 12, 2017
Strata at Cycle Music and Art Festival Group exhibition curated by Eva Wilson Kópavogur, Iceland October 27 - 30, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Strata
Group exhibition curated by Eva Wilson Kópavogur
Cycle Music and Art Festival, Iceland
Oct 27 – 30, 2016
2016 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Villa Arson, Nice
Kapwani Kiwanga
RUN RUN RUN
Group exhibition
Villa Arson, Nice
Octo 2 – Dec 30, 2016
Uriel Orlow: Mafavuke’s Trial and Other Plant Stories Group exhibition The Showroom, London September 28 - November 19
Kapwani Kiwanga
Uriel Orlow: Mafavuke’s Trial and Other Plant Stories
Group exhibition
The Showroom, London
Sep 28 – Nov 19 2016
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game by ELLE Canada September 15, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Meet 9 Canadian women changing the game
by ELLE Canada
Sep 15, 2016
Botany under Influence Group exhibition organized by Clelia Coussonnet Apexart, New York September 7 - October 22, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Botany under Influence
Group exhibition organized by Clelia Coussonnet
Apexart, New York
Sep 7 – Oct 22, 2016
”Rumors that Maji was a lie… Stiftelsen 3,14, Bergen, Norway August 19 - October 16, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
"Rumors that Maji was a lie…
Solo exhibition
Stiftelsen 3,14, Bergen, Norway
Aug 19 – Oct 16, 2016
EVA Biennale 2016 - Edition - Still (the) Barbarian curated by Koyo Kouoh Limerick City Gallery of Art, Ireland April 16 - July 17, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
EVA Biennale: 2016 - Edition - Still (the) Barbarian
curated by Koyo Kouoh
Limerick City Gallery of Art
Apr 16 – Jul 17, 2016
2016 | Kapwani Kiwanga - OCULA
Kapwani Kiwanga
A conversation with the artist
OCULA
Mar 30, 2016
2016 | Kapwani Kiwanga - The New York Times
Kapwani Kiwanga
Two Eerie Armory Installations, From One Buzzy Artist
by Julie Baumgardner
New York Times
Mar 3, 2016
by Emily McDermott Interview Magazine March 2, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kapwani Kiwanga's Archival Explorations
by Emily McDermott
Interview Magazine
Mar 2, 2016
by Jason Farago The Guardian March 4, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
The Armory Show Review
by Jason Farago
The Guardian
Mar 4, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga - The Armory Show
The Armory Show
with a solo presentation by Kapwani Kiwanga
The Armory Show, Piers 92 & 94, New York
Mar 3 – 6, 2016
by Emily Nathan Artsy February 24, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga
Up and Coming: Armory Artist Kapwani Kiwanga
by Emily Nathan
Artsy
Feb 24, 2016
2016 | Kapwani Kiwanga - Musée départemental d'art contemporain de Rochechouart
Kapwani Kiwanga
Parlons-en. Œuvres de la collection / Let's talk about Art
Group exhibition
Musée départemental d'art contemporain de Rochechouart, France
Feb 27 – Jun 12, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga - Ferme de Buisson
Kapwani Kiwanga
Solo Exhibition
La Ferme de Buisson, Noisiel
Apr 24 – Oct 9, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga - Flowers for Africa
Kapwani Kiwanga
Hors Sol
FRAC Poitou-Charnetes
Feb 12 – May 14, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga - Rumors Maji was a lie...
Kapwani Kiwanga
Subduction Zones
Solo exhibition
Le Granit, Belfort
Mar 5 – Apr 19, 2016
Kapwani Kiwanga - Does Not Equal
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A Brief History of the Future
Performance at
Lille métropole musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut, Lille
Dec 17, 2015 16.30 pm
A conservator’s tale Performance at FIAC, Paris October 22, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga
A Conservator’s Tale
Performance at FIAC, Paris
Oct 22, 2015
4th Biennale of Lubumbashi October 20 - November 8, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga
4th Biennale of Lubumbashi
Oct 20 – Nov 8, 2015
Commissioned Artist Named for Armory Show 2016 by Robin Pogrebin
Kapwani Kiwanga
Commissioned Artist Named for Armory Show 2016
by Robin Pogrebin
Armory Show 2016
Mar 3 – 6, 2016
Annabel Daou - What We Call Love
Annabel Daou and Kapwani Kiwanga
What We Call Love
Group exhibition curated by Christine Macel
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
Sep 12, 2015 – Feb 14, 2016
Kontrollmodus Feedback Group exhibition curated by Elena Agudio & Michael Arzt Halle 14, Leipzig September 12 - November 8, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kontrollmodus Feedback
Group exhibition curated by Elena Agudio & Michael Arzt
Halle 14, Leipzig September
Nov 8, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga - Edge of Silence
Kapwani Kiwanga
Edge of Silence
Group exhibition
Goodman Gallery, Cape Town
Jul 23 – Aug 29, 2015
Afrogalactica: A Brief History of the Future Performance at La Maison Rouge, Paris July 9, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A Brief History of the Future
Performance at La Maison Rouge, Paris
Jul 9, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga - Story of a Conservator
Kapwani Kiwanga
Story of a Conservator
Performance
Bétonsalon, Paris
Jun 25, 2015 7–8 pm
Kapwani Kiwanga - Mediated Measures
Kapwani Kiwanga
Mediated Measures
Solo exhibition curated by Simone Frangi
Viafarini, Milano
Jun 18 – Jul 16, 2015
Atopolis Group exhibition organized by Wiels in collaboration with Mons 2015 Manège de Sury, Mons in cooperation with WIELS Contemporary Art Center, Brussels June 13 – October 18, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga
Atopolis
Group exhibition organized by Wiels in collaboration with Mons 2015
Manège de Sury, Mons in cooperation with WIELS Contemporary Art Center, Brussels
Jun 13 – Oct 18, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga - To speak of things you have not seen
Kapwani Kiwanga
To speak of things you have not seen
Lecture-performance at
South London Gallery, London
May 20, 2015 7 pm
Kapwani Kiwanga - Afrogalactica II: The Black Star Chronicles
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica II: The Black Star Chronicles
Performance at
ENSBA, Beaux-Arts de Paris
May 7, 2015 4:30 pm
Kapwani Kiwanga - storytelling through art
Kapwani Kiwanga
storytelling through art
by Giulia Franceschini
IAM AFRICA MAGAZINE
Apr 29, 2015
Afrogalactica: A Brief History of the Future Performance at Exodos International Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, Ljubljana April 20, 2015 6 pm
Kapwani Kiwanga
Afrogalactica: A Brief History of the Future
Performance at
Exodos International Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, Ljubljana
Apr 20, 2015 6 pm
Kapwani Kiwanga - Kinjiketile Suite
Kapwani Kiwanga
Kinjiketile Suite
Solo exhibition
South London Gallery, London
Apr 15 – 7 Jun, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga - The deep space scrolls
Kapwani Kiwanga
The deep space scrolls
Performance at
Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard, Paris
Mar 30, 2015 7 pm
Magnus Rosengarten in conversation with Kapwani Kiwanga Contemporary And March 28, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga
I am no longer a purist…
Magnus Rosengarten in conversation with Kapwani Kiwanga
Contemporary And
Mar 28, 2015
AFROGALACTICA : a brief history of the future Performance at Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Ghent March 14, 2015 7pm
Kapwani Kiwanga
AFROGALACTICA : a brief history of the future
Performance at Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Ghent
Mar 14, 2015 7pm
Kapwani Kiwanga - Does Not Equal
Kapwani Kiwanga
Does Not Equal
Group exhibition
W139
Mar 13 – Apr 12, 2015
Telepathic Relay Performance at HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin March 12, 2015 8.30 pm
Kapwani Kiwanga
Telepathic Relay
Performance
HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin
Mar 12, 2015
AFROGALACTICA : a brief history of the future Performance at Le Phénix - Scène National de Valenciennes March 11, 2015 5 pm
Kapwani Kiwanga
AFROGALACTICA : a brief history of the future
Performance
Le Phénix - Scène National de Valenciennes
Mar 11, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga - A Century of Centuries
Kapwani Kiwanga
A Century of Centuries

Group exhibition
SALT BEYOĞLU, Istanbul
Mar 10 – May 24, 2015
Kapwani Kiwanga - Trace évidence
Kapwani Kiwanga
Trace évidence

Solo exhibition
École Supérieure d’Art et Design, Valence 
Mar 5 - 20, 2015
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