KWAME BEKELE · 2024
Threaded Return
Acrylic and gold leaf · 86 × 148 cm
Exhibition only
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SOUTHERN AFRICA · MAPUTO
Mozambique
Makonde carving and Malangatana legacy.
An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Mozambique's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.
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ARTISTS
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WORKS
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FOR SALE
FEATURED ARTIST
Mansa Cisse
MAPUTO · MOZAMBIQUE
Mansa works between Maputo and the broader Southern African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Mansa's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Mozambique.
ALSO FROM MOZAMBIQUE
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Kwame Bekele
Maputo, Mozambique
- EMERGING →
Imani Hassan
Maputo, Mozambique
- EMERGING →
Adisa Dlamini
Maputo, Mozambique
CURATED WORKS
Available from Mozambique
AVAILABLEKWAME BEKELE · 2018
Silent Geometry
Bronze cast (edition of 5) · 121 × 99 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEMANSA CISSE · 2023
Crimson Indigo
Oil and indigo on linen · 126 × 70 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEKWAME BEKELE · 2020
Silent Memory
Charcoal and ochre on paper · 105 × 60 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEKWAME BEKELE · 2021
Mapping Crossing
Charcoal and ochre on paper · 183 × 108 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEADISA DLAMINI · 2025
Threaded Crossing
Archival pigment print · 130 × 145 cm
Price Upon Request
EDITORIAL
Stories from Mozambique
STORIES FROM MOZAMBIQUE
A studio afternoon in Maputo
Inside the studios shaping Mozambique's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.
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VOICES FROM MOZAMBIQUE
Mansa Cisse on process and place
Makonde carving and Malangatana legacy. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the southern African horizon.
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NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM MOZAMBIQUE
Emerging voices around Maputo
Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Mozambique's cultural output for a global audience.
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Exhibitions linked to Mozambique
Ongoing — March 2027
Threads of Mozambique
NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Maputo
Sept 2026 — Jan 2027
Southern Currents
Group show · touring Southern Africa
IMMERSIVE MODE
Step inside the Mozambique pavilion.
A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Mozambique.