Ngoni mounts ‘I’: A colourful, deeply personal triumph
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Ngoni’s ‘I’ exhibition mounted at the National Museum and Art Gallery showcases more than 40 vibrant artworks PICS: PHATSIMO KAPENG
For Ngoni, the title carries layered meaning.
“The title of the show is called I,” he said at the opening. “I as in me. My journey and a wide variety of styles and themes with which I paint. For many years, for more than 25 years, I’ve been painting a lot of abstract paintings, actually, but I haven’t shown them. So, for the first time, I’m showing every other field, every other style that I work with. So, that’s the reason why it’s called I. I, all my feelings. I, all me. I, all from inside,” he said.
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