Second Act Exhibition - Masimba Hwati - Sokunge
Thursday 7th December 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
Sunbury Workshops, Shoreditch, London
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Join Second Act Gallery in their new London exhibition space with the first of eight exhibitions across 2024 providing a national and commercial platform for their artists.
Three years are Second Act launched as a contemporary gallery in the North of England - we are about to open our new London gallery space.
We are extremely proud of our artists and all of our collaborative achievements since launching in the middle of a national lockdown in 2022.
The next 12 months will see us present eight exhibitions, providing a national and commercial platform for our artists. These exhibitions will then be toured to partner galleries to extend viewing opportunities to regional audiences.
Based in Shoreditch in the beautiful Boundary Estate area, we will be opening with an exhibition by Masimba Hwati.
Exhibition Info
Private View: Thursday 7th December 2023 (5.30 to 8.30pm)
Exhibition runs: Friday 8th December 2023 to 11th January 2024 (11am to 4pm, or by appointment)
Venue: 29 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, London E2
About Masimba Hwati
An interdisciplinary artist, Masimba Hwati works at the intersections of sculpture, performance and sound. Known for unconventional mixed media and sound sculptures, he examines postcolonial themes by re-appropriating archives and objects and presenting them in new contexts. He collects historical, culturally imbued items ranging from cars to shoes, altering and repositioning them in a contemporary urban setting.
His work has juxtaposed dances such as The Detroit Jitt and Zimbabwe Jiti drawing parallels between social and cultural constructs. Currently undertaking a PHD exploring the places where sculpture ,sound and performance meet via sonic territorial marking, onomatopoeic and phonetic registers particularly in Shona culture. His work is often communicated by performance and recorded in film.
Masimba has recently been awarded the Manchester Museum Patrons award with his work acquired into the museum collections, and into private collections in the UK and America. He is currently under commission for 'Leeds 2023,' He has recently exhibited and devised new works for 'British Textile Biennial' 2021, 'DAAD Artists in Berlin Programme' & 'Radio Art Residency Weimar.'
Masimba Hwati is represented by Second Act Gallery.
