KANTEKA
Ian Calder An outpost on the Hills, Number 9 (Ifafa Lilies)
Juliet Armstrong, San Shape with Ginko Leaf
KANTEKA observes the MTN Art Collection and selects items specific to Africa’s indigenous artistic practices – particularly low pit-fired ceramics and the tradition of beadwork.
An exhibition of low-fired ceramics and beadwork
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ANTEKA is the first exhibition curated by MTN’s Art Collection Graduate, Katlego Lefine. He has taken the approach of exhibiting the above-mentioned objects alongside contemporary artworks that either refer to these
old modes of creation or are influenced by them. Furthermore, the focus of this endeavour is to celebrate and honour the cultures and female individuals who are custodians and vessels of this generational information and practice. The title of the exhibition, KANTEKA, is an archaic name denoting a matriarchal ruler or sovereign from ancient East or North Africa and is used in this context to highlight the contributions of female artists to world culture.
38 / Creative Feel / November 2018
