Published by David Krut Publishing, 2001, soatcover, A4 format, illustrated, condition: as new.
Samson Ratshilumela Mudzunga was born in 1938 in the former homeland of Venda where he still lives. Although Mudzunga began playing with clay as a child, it wasn t until much later in life that he became a self-sustaining artist, acclaimed for performance events and extraordinary wood carvings such as his enormous coffin drums . Although based primarily in the Northern Province, Mudzunga uses Johannesburg as his urban base. The texts in the book interrogate the artist's work from these two geographical perspectives, while his elusive and fascinating performances are extensively documented with black and white images.
David Krut Publishing is active in the publication and distribution of books and digital material on contemporary South African art. The projects are creative collaborations with established and emerging artists, writers and designers.
TAXI is a series of titles on contemporary South African artists, initiated in 2000 by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and Pro Helvetia-Arts Council of Switzerland and published by David Krut Publishing. Based in Johannesburg, TAXI is the only educationally driven publication committed to contemporary South African art and its artists. Highlighting artists with a significant body of work, TAXI aims to create textually and visually compelling material to provide exposure and increase awareness on contemporary South African artists and their work.
Each TAXI book is complemented with an educational supplement providing additional resource for art teachers and museum educators. In order to drive the educational value of the project, David Krut Publishing operates collaborative project with NGOs working on visual literacy and arts education programs such as the EU funded Imbali Visual Literacy Project.
