Terrence Musekiwa
Coming To America, 2015

For his first exhibition in New York, Terrence Musekiwa, could not join us into America due to his visa being rejected by the US Embassy in Harare (fastforward 5 applications and 2 years and we finally got him in!)

In his stead, Musekiwa sent six sculptures that solidified exactly what we first believed about this young artist: he makes in a unique voice, his talent is only overshadowed by his ambition and sense of self, and he is powerful… among other qualities we’ve come to admire in him as an artist, a man, and a father.

With this Coming To America series, as we playfully called it, Musekiwa sent us an introduction to what was to come: and artist who works in series, responding to his cultural, political, and physical surroundings; one who moves through materials, never afraid to experiment in an attempt to touch something new.

Africa man, 2016, spring stone and found tennis racquet, grip tape, rake, metal, 61 × 10 × 6 in | 155 × 25 × 15 cm

Watch man, 2016, Spring stone, plastic tubing, lamp lid, metal rake, wire, computer parts, metal shavings, 36 × 10 × 9.5 in | 91 × 25 × 24 cm

Hell africa with red receiver phone, 2016, Spring stone and found phone, phone coil, metal, 36 × 10 × 9.5 in | 91 × 25 × 24 cm

freedom and security, 2016, spring stone and found Polaroid camera, metal rake, ribbon, metal, tin, 25 × 17 × 7 in | 63 × 43 × 18 cm

vain yard worker, 2016, Stone, and found broom, CMOS Batteries, plastic, metal, wire, 45 × 13 × 6 in | 114 × 33 × 15 cm

Receiving order, 2016, Stone, and found phone, metal coils, shovel, metal, screws, wire, Zim dirt, computer parts, 17 × 14 × 7 in | 43 × 35 × 18 cm