Churchill Madikida
Churchill Madikida (* 1973 in Umtata , then Transkei ) is a South African artist.
life and work
Churchill Madikida was born in Umtata (now Mthatha ) in what is now the Eastern Cape Province and grew up in the nearby town of Butterworth (now Gcuwa ). He is the oldest of five siblings. Madikida grew up without a father and believed for a long time that he was dead. Only when he was more than 30 years old did he learn that his father was alive and he met him for the first time. He addressed this encounter in his work Like Father, like Son?
In 1990 he graduated from high school , but could not study for the time being due to lack of money. Instead, he worked as a cleaning assistant, waitress and salesman in a textile shop. After four years as a salesman, he was laid off and, after a period of unemployment, began studying at the Visual Arts and Crafts Academy in Johannesburg in 1997 . In 1998 he moved to the Witwatersrand University to study fine arts , which he completed in 2001 with a Junior Bachelor of Fine Arts . This was followed by a master’s degree. During his studies he was able to visit France and Sweden as an exchange student and as an intern in a museum.
In his art, Madikida deals with the history of South Africa, the identity of the Xhosa and in particular with the effects of AIDS on his homeland - his sister died of the disease in 2005. He uses various media such as drawings, painting, sculpture and printing. In 2003 he was awarded the Tollman Award for a Young Artist , and in 2006 the Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Art award . Madikida lives and works in Johannesburg.
Participation in exhibitions (selection)
- 2003: Rest in Space , Künstlerhaus Bethanien , Berlin.
- 2007: Churchill Madikida: Like Father, like Son? , South African National Gallery , Cape Town.
- 2007: APARTHEID - The South African Mirror , Center de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
- 2007: documenta 12 , Kassel
Web links
- Churchill Madikida on kunstaspekte.de
- Profile Churchill Madikida at Michael Stevenson Gallery, Green Point SA
- Materials by and about Churchill Madikida in the documenta archive
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Churchill Madikida: Background to the exhibition Rest in Space , 2003
- ↑ a b c Like Father, like Son? Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Art 2006. Price exhibition in the South African National Gallery.
- ^ Rest in Space at Künstlerhaus Bethanien
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Madikida, Churchill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Umtata , then Transkei |