Kapwani Kiwanga
Kipwani Kawanga wins Duchamp Prize with installation referencing African independence
By Anna Sansom
The Art Newspaper
Oct 20, 2020

“Paris-based artist’s work recreates flower arrangements that featured at diplomatic events connected to independence ceremonies in African countries.

The 20th edition of the Prix Marcel Duchamp was awarded to Kapwani Kiwanga yesterday evening at the Centre Pompidou in Paris for her installation, Flowers for Africa. Kiwanga pipped Alice Anderson, Hicham Berrada and Enrique Ramírez to the €35,000 prize that was founded by the ADIAF (Association for the International Dissemination of French Art).

Featuring 13 floral arrangements on white podiums, Kiwanga’s work is based on archived imagery of flowers at key diplomatic events connected to the independence of African countries.”

Kapwani Kiwanga
Seeds: Containers of a World to Come
Group exhibition curated by Meredith Malone & Svea Braeunert
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Saint-Louis
Feb 21 – Jul 28, 2025
Kapwani Kiwanga
Inner Spirits and Outer Landscapes
Group exhibition curated by Mistura Allison
Hangar Center for Artistic Research, Lisbon
Nov 22, 2024 – Jan 11, 2025
Kapwani Kiwanga
BIO – The Biennial of Design in Ljubljana, Double Agent
Group exhibition curated by Alexandra Midal
Museum of Architecture and Design, Ljubljana
Nov 21, 2024 – Apr 6, 2025
Kapwani Kiwanga
DANCING WITH ALL: The Ecology of Empathy
Group exhibition curated by Yuko Hasegawa
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Nov 2, 2024 – Mar 16, 2025