Contributor
Eric Otieno Sumba

Eric Otieno Sumba is a writer and editor at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany. His work has been featured in publications including Camera Austria, Contemporary And, Griotmag, Lolwe and Texte zur Kunst.

To address the continent’s lack of representation on the world stage, the Biennale should look to festivals like Nigeria’s FESTAC ’77

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

Her marine sculptures and installations envision the future from the bottom of the ocean

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

The artist’s large-scale exhibition at the Walther Collection, Ulm, displays his skill for impersonation and adds depth to the genre of self-portraiture

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

Ahead of Bopape's presentation at TBA21–Academy's Ocean Space in Venice, Eric Otieno Sumba reflects on the artist’s relationship with the sea

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

The newly opened Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute presents the first-ever survey of the autodidact’s long painting career

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

Eric Otieno Sumba on the cultural and historical significance of new collage work by the Norwegian artist

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

At Zollamt MMK, Frankfurt, the artist's barren landscapes reveal the ugly legacy of Apartheid

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

At Jean Claude Maier, Frankfurt am Main, the artist samples from institutions that continue to hoard his native country's heritage, connecting the dots between Christianity and the Angolan textile cultures lost to colonial practices

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

In his new film, White Cube, the artist – again – perpetuates the very form of exploitation he is criticizing

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

At the heart of the artist's work is a critique of the violence of representation

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

Charges of ‘attempted theft of a cultural asset’ against Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza reveal the abyss of Europe’s self-referential legality

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

At Galerie Kandlhofer, Vienna, the artist reflects on the politics that dictate which lives matter

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

The album is a timely affirmation for the global African diaspora, but it can’t be accepted as a universal representation of global Blackness

BY Eric Otieno Sumba AND Nelly Y. Pinkrah |

The artist’s current exhibition at Weiss Berlin is a nuanced critique of the notion of Black masculinity

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

A work by Georg Herold at Frankfurt's Städel Museum causes a debate on art museum's authority to judge on issues of racism

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |