How Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai has reinvented the idea of a library
ZIMBABWE born artist Kudzanai Chiurai is a phenomenon. He is one of the most challenging and inventive figures in contemporary African art. From large scale photos of fictional African dictators to experimental films and protest posters, rich oil paintings and minimal sculptures, his work is housed in the world’s top galleries and collections. TINASHE MUSHAKAVANHU, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand Chiurai, though, frequently shrugs off gallery spaces to show in warehouses, on the street or in urban locations. His latest project, The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember, is housed in a boutique shopping complex, 44 Stanley, in…