Mogapaesi advances in visual arts
Friday, July 14, 2023 | 40 Views |
While Mogapaesi, otherwise known as ‘King Fox’, carved his name as a brilliant photojournalist in the early 2000s, switching to fine art was never a struggle for him.
He had been accustomed to ‘drawing with light’ as a photographer for more than a decade, but he says when the time came to drop his camera for a brush, it was easy.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....