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SOUTHERN AFRICA · MASERU

Lesotho

Basotho blankets as canvas and code.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Lesotho's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Kwame Hassan

Kwame Hassan

MASERU · LESOTHO

Kwame works between Maseru and the broader Southern African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Kwame's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Lesotho.

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ALSO FROM LESOTHO

  • Amara Dlamini

    Maseru, Lesotho

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  • Sade Okafor

    Maseru, Lesotho

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  • Kofi Diop

    Maseru, Lesotho

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CURATED WORKS

Available from Lesotho

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Mapping Thread by Kofi DiopAVAILABLE

KOFI DIOP · 2019

Mapping Thread

Acrylic and gold leaf · 156 × 98 cm

Price Upon Request
Echo of Crossing by Amara DlaminiAVAILABLE

AMARA DLAMINI · 2020

Echo of Crossing

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 187 × 115 cm

Price Upon Request
After the Geometry by Kofi DiopAVAILABLE

KOFI DIOP · 2025

After the Geometry

Archival pigment print · 189 × 70 cm

Price Upon Request
Threaded Pulse by Amara DlaminiAVAILABLE

AMARA DLAMINI · 2019

Threaded Pulse

Oil and indigo on linen · 120 × 109 cm

Price Upon Request
Crimson Indigo by Sade OkaforAVAILABLE

SADE OKAFOR · 2025

Crimson Indigo

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 127 × 147 cm

Price Upon Request
Rituals of Light by Amara Dlamini

AMARA DLAMINI · 2019

Rituals of Light

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 197 × 107 cm

Exhibition only
EDITORIAL

Stories from Lesotho

Editorial image from Lesotho
A studio afternoon in Maseru

STORIES FROM LESOTHO

A studio afternoon in Maseru

Inside the studios shaping Lesotho's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Kwame Hassan on process and place

VOICES FROM LESOTHO

Kwame Hassan on process and place

Basotho blankets as canvas and code. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the southern African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Maseru

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM LESOTHO

Emerging voices around Maseru

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Lesotho's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Lesotho

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Threads of Lesotho

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Lesotho

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Maseru

Southern Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

Southern Currents

Group show · touring Southern Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Lesotho pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Lesotho.

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