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The Bad and the Beautiful: Commercial Consequences Vs. Art-house Teleology
And yet, like so many other dictators, not only was Amin a frightening, deeply disturbed man, but he was also effortlessly capable of ineffable charisma and charm. The president clearly enjoyed...
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Kampala’s Spoken Words
Competitions can be classrooms. The Spoken Word Project in Uganda could be exactly that — a space to teach and learn. Designed by the Gothe Institut in Johannesburg, this transnational competition...
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Issue 037 – There Are Problems… and There Are Solutions
The art world is full of problems and solutions. Sometimes the problems seem so insurmountable that one wonders how an inspired mind could surpass them. Other times the possibilities are so apparent...
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Check Your Sex At the Door, Please!
By Samuel Lutaaya Tebandeke Sexual Politics Some think that sexual politics only exists in intimate situations between men and women. The Oxford English Dictionary defines sexual politics as: the...
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Africa, Kampala and the Irony of Progress
By Chuu Krydz Ikwuemesi A new biennale committed to the promotion and dissemination of African art is born in Kampala, East Africa. Coming about two decades into the life of the Dakar Biennale, the...
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Transcending the Proverbial box – Q&A with Jackie Karuti
Jackie Karuti was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and has in recent years gained positive attention for her experimental, conceptual work using new media. She explores themes of death, sexuality, identity,...
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transFORM#1: A conversation with Afriart Gallery Art director Daudi Karungi
The transFORM #1 Contemporary Art Experience is happening this Saturday 5th December at a warehouse behind the Nakumatt in Bukoto. The event, which is organised in partnership with the Goethe Zentrum...
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Editorial: Start Journal Re-imagined
Editorial: Start Journal Re-imagined Start Journal of Arts and Culture is coming back after a break of almost a year. The break was necessary for its internal adjustment and re-organisation to set it...
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There is little I can say about Canon that he would agree with
by Alex L. Rogerson I am your dear chaste whore, Marry Me! I am the peacock, we are dancing, star-bright! A friendly war. I am the fictitious creature performing professional roles with pure haywire...
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African Art History and the Formation of a Modern Aesthetic
The research project “African Art History and the Formation of a Modern Aesthetic” examines artworks of African Modernisms housed in museum collections. Three collections are in the center of...
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Art in Kampala at Work 012
Brief Foreword The essay “Art in Kampala at Work 012” is a kind of case study or reflective report from a quite involved perspective, and it was written five years ago, in 2013, when the memories were...
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From Archival Articles to Future Festivals – Editorial June
By Gloria Kiconco With a season of arts and music festivals drawing near, this issue of Start Journal invites the Kampala arts community not only to look ahead to the opportunities of future festivals...
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Transmission at the Kampala Biennale
By Matt Kayem “There is no contemporary art in Uganda”, remarked independent curator Simon Njami two years ago when he visited Uganda. The outrageous remark stirred up a storm on the Kampala art scene...
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