Born in Lubumbashi, DRC in 1973, Luzamba grew up amid Mobutu Sese Seko’s Authenticité campaign, which banned Western suits in favour of the abacost, a collarless state uniform. The birth of La Sape (Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes) emerged as stylish resistance: men dressed in flamboyant suits as wearable defiance.
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Migrating to South Africa in 2000 for his art career, Luzamba transformed his migrant experience into visual metaphors. His paintings often depict everyday migrant life, with scenes alternating between struggles...
Migrating to South Africa in 2000 for his art career, Luzamba transformed his migrant experience into visual metaphors. His paintings often depict everyday migrant life, with scenes alternating between struggles...
To think of Legoabe’s practice is to think of “hovering” - hovering as an alternative to thinking about multiplicity in more conventional terms. Because multiplicity suggests distinct and countable forms...
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Vogue US pays tribute to the late Koyo Kouoh in a powerful editorial by Alexander-Julian Gibbson, captured at the 2025 Investec Cape Town Art Fair. Honouring her legacy in African...
Vogue US pays tribute to the late Koyo Kouoh in a powerful editorial by Alexander-Julian Gibbson, captured at the 2025 Investec Cape Town Art Fair. Honouring her legacy in African...
