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Lessons from Museo Soumaya: A Collector’s PerspectiveBy Daudi Karungi for Start Journal.Gallerist, Collector, and Adviso...
12/03/2025

Lessons from Museo Soumaya: A Collector’s Perspective
By Daudi Karungi for Start Journal.

Gallerist, Collector, and Advisor on Contemporary African Art, Daudi Karungi writes about his visit to the remarkable Museo Soumaya, a art museum and architectural marvel founded by Carlos Slim, one of Mexico’s most influencial personalities.

“Art serves as a visual record of its time, capturing the ideas, emotions, and societal shifts of its era. By investing in art, collectors not only engage with creativity but also safeguard cultural narratives for the future. Over time, personal collections can grow into significant archives of knowledge, ensuring that future generations have a foundation to understand their heritage and direction”

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10/11/2023

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As I am scrolling through my Instagram as usual, my eyes rest on a predominantly black and white poster for an open studio on Afriart Gallery’s page. It’s a new artist! I nod in agreement of the beautiful poster and

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10/07/2023

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Exhibition View: When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration In Painting, Zeitz Mocaa, Cape Town (20th November 2022-3rd September 2023) Courtesy of Zeitz Mocaa. Photo: Dillon Marsh

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10/06/2023

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Henry Mujunga aka Mzili is a legend in the local art scene of Kampala. Having attended Makerere Art School from 1993 to 1995, some of the great modernists[1] of Uganda’s post-independence period have been his teachers or his teachers’ mentors.

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10/03/2023

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Kaleab Abate’s print works usher us into a complicated space of existence between comfort and distress. The Ethiopian artist who is based in Addis Ababa had his first open studio session in October 2021, after attending a three-month long artist residency in Kampala, Uganda.

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“Without art the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable”

SJ aims to provide a community for people working and interested in visual arts and photography, poetry, fashion, animation, design, architecture, dance, theater, film and music.

SJ encourages high-quality art journalism and independent reporting by art journalists, which SJ believes is key in the development of a critical society. Together we build the creative industry to become a viable economic sector for East Africa.