Michael Armitage’s Accomplice explored painting, politics and material

THE STORY, IN BRIEF

ArtThrob’s review of Michael Armitage’s Accomplice at Norval Foundation examined paintings responding to Kenya’s 2017 elections. Drawing on a conversation between the artist and curator Owen Martin, it considered how moving bodies, landscapes and blurred imagery convey political experience. The critic also explored Armitage’s use of Lubugo bark cloth, whose uneven surface becomes part of the paintings’ composition and connects material choices with cultural history.

Summarised from ArtThrob · Ashraf Jamal. AFROSCOPE Daily has not independently reported this story.