Phillip Segola: the show that nearly failed

It will not be too surprising if yet another reviewer of the Phillip Segola art exhibition exclaimed that the show has been too long coming. The well-attended show opened on Wednesday last week at the Frame Gallery, Fairground Mall, Gaborone.  But it is here now, for the long-baited breaths and nail-biting curiosity.  Whether Segola would have liked it this way or another way is now water under the bridge.  But it would have been criminal if we were made to wait a year longer, and even more so for the next exhibition of his after this.

My view however is: this exhibition, albeit small and tight (23 works), is so definitive, that as Segola ascends to whatever new level, it will still provide a necessary anchor for knowledge of his work, for both the public and colleagues alike.  The assessment of the total sum at this point comes with the risk of not knowing the dates of execution of some of the works on display, as these could always help in a deeper analysis.