Athi Mongezeleli Joja

Athi Mongezeleli Joja is an art critic based in Johannesburg, South Africa. A member of the art collective Gugulective, he is currently studying toward his MFA at the University of the Witswatersrand on the critical practice of late critic Colin Richards. His writing has appeared in publications such as The Mail and Guardian, Art Throb, Contemporary And (C&), Chimurenga Chronic, and Africanah.

Gallery Momo: No titles enable your own take

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 8 Jan 2015

An exhibition of works by well-known artists and newcomers at Gallery Momo liberates the viewer.

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Essop brothers’ exhibit probes stereotypes, violence and anonymity

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 9 Dec 2014

The award-winning duo have put together a thought-provoking exhibition highlighting society’s tendency to perceive Muslim men as one and the same.

The politics of colour in art

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 4 Dec 2014

The discourse about colour in art ignores the uncomfortable sociopolitical ramifications of race.

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The female form through Wangechi Mutu’s lens

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 13 Nov 2014

Wangechi Mutu’s depiction of the black female form explores current experiences and the way history and politics frame and shape that experience.

African distortions painted bare

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 7 Nov 2014

The images in Kings County question the sexuality, the banality of work and studio practice – the everyday routine of many artists.

Feathers unfurl, steel surrounds

Article Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 4 Jul 2014

Mohau Modisakeng's work reflects on violence and race, not in an autobiographical sense, but in terms of black existentiality.

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Soapbox: Hostility towards black radical agenda hasn’t changed

Analysis Athi Mongezeleli Joja - 1 Apr 2014

Jared Sacks's distortions are compatible with the historical white left's hegemony, writes Athi Mongezeleli Joja.

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