“New Liberia comes out of the time lag between aspects of early 20th century Malawian modernist cultures and various emancipatory social and political movements.” – Samson Kambalu
For his largest solo exhibition, Samson Kambalu’s powerful installation creates the atmosphere of an initiation ceremony for a utopia of international racial justice that equally values each person. This idea of a ‘New Liberia’ marks a mass change in attitudes, sparked by the pandemic and global Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.
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Samson Kambalu, New Liberia, installation view at Modern Art Oxford, 2021. Photo by Mark Blower.
Samson Kambalu, Elephant Quilt 2, 2021. New Liberia, installation view at Modern Art Oxford 2021. Photo by Mark Blower
Samson Kambalu, Sculptor (Synopsis), 2021. New Liberia, installation view at Modern Art Oxford 2021. Photo by Mark Blower
Samson Kambalu, New Liberia, installation view at Modern Art Oxford, 2021. Photo by Mark Blower
Samson Kambalu, New Liberia, installation view at Modern Art Oxford, 2021. Photo by Mark Blower
Samson Kambalu, New Liberia, installation view at Modern Art Oxford, 2021. Photo by Mark Blower
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This exhibition is generously supported by Modern Art Oxford’s Commissioning Circle, John Fell Fund Oxford University and Kate MacGarry Gallery.
With thanks to TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities), Magdalen College University of Oxford, Galerie Nordenhake Stockholm and Goodman Gallery South Africa.