SERIOUS PLAY: SAMSON KAMBALU GRAPHOMANIA BY LOUIS BURY
“Films as fast as the blink of an eye.” – Review in Bomb Magazine
Samson Kambalu, Graphomania. Installation view. Image courtesy of the James Gallery, The Graduate Center, CUNY. Photo: Samuel Draxler.
GRAPHOMANIA AT JAMES GALLERY, NY
Samson Kambalu’s multimedia film installation Graphomania goes on show at James Gallery, CUNY, New York from Tue, Dec 5, 2017 – Sat, Jan 13, 2018.
Samson Kambalu, I Cross a Photograph, digital film, colour, 2016
WOUNDED NEGATIVES – ZEITZ MOCAA
Samson Kambalu takes part in the inauguration of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art, Cape Town, South Africa with a solo show, a multimedia installation Wounded Negatives, on 22 September – 29 November 2017.
Samson Kambalu, Drawing in the 18th Century, digital film, colour, 2017
THE ART OF DISSONANCE
Samson Kambalu takes part in a group show in Korea, Seoul, at Seoul Museum of Art, 12 September – 12 November 2017 : Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), in partnership with the British Council presents The Art of Dissonance as part of UK/Korea 2017–18. This exhibition brings together 26 artworks by 16 contemporary artists, carefully selected from the 8,500 works in the British Council Collection.
The exhibition delves deep into the “dissonance” of British society from the 1980s to today and explores differences in social class, ethnicity, and economic and political positions through the artists’ own visual languages and voices.
Participating artists: John Akomfrah, Jeremy Deller & Alan Kane, Paul Graham, Ed Hall, Mona Hatoum, Lubaina Himid, Samson Kambalu, Rachel Maclean, Martin Parr, Grayson Perry, Bob and Roberta Smith, Cally Spooner, Mark Wallinger, Gillian Wearing, Wolfgang Tillmans
THE SILENCES BETWEEN
Samson Kambalu takes part in the Group show The Silences Between at Goodman Gallery Cape Town, curated by Tendai Marima and Emma Laurence, 24 August – 23 September.
Samson Kambalu, Two Pussy Negative, digital film, colour, 2017
Artists include Candice Breitz • Broomberg & Chanarin • Nolan Oswald Dennis • Mounir Fatmi • Kendell Geers • David Goldblatt • Haroon Gunn-Salie • Alfredo Jaar • Samson Kambalu • William Kentridge • Grada Kilomba • Paulo Nazareth • Mikhael Subotzky
THE STOCKHOLM ACT 2017
Samson Kambalu is one of the keynote speakers at The Stockholm Act 2017, 21-27 August, in Sweden. He will present on how aspects of the gift economy and creativity can be employed to address issues of the enviroment and sustainability. 
SABC NEWS MORNING LIVE INTERVIEW
Samson Kambalu is interviewed on SABC Morning Live for his solo show Ghost Dance at Goodman Gallery Cape Town, South Africa, running from 15 July – 12 August 2017.
DESIGN INDABA INTERVIEW
Samson Kambalu is interviewed on Nyau Cinema and praxis by Design Indaba South Africa for his solo show Ghost Dance at Goodman Gallery Cape Town.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO FOUNDATION GALA AUCTION
Online Auction Preview: 27 July – 9 August
Online Bidding: 10 – 23 August
Samson Kambalu, Calvary, digital film, colour, 2016
Samson Kambalu is supporting the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala Auction 2017 with the donation of Calvary, 2016.
The money raised will go directly to the foundation (LDF) which is dedicated to the long-term health and well-being of all Earth’s inhabitants. LDF supports projects around the world that build climate resiliency, protect vulnerable wildlife, and restore balance to threatened ecosystems and communities.
Online bidding will open on 10 August. To find out more about the gala auction please click here.
