EXHIBITION REVIEW
Venus In Fur: An Ode To Mosadi by Studio Taki
September 06 – 12, 2024
Medina Art Gallery, Rome

ITSLIQUID Group is thrilled to share the great success of Venus in Fur: An Ode to Mosadi, a solo exhibition of Studio Taki, curated by Luca Curci, which opened from the 6th to the 12th of September, at Medina Art Gallery in Rome.

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Venus In Fur: An Ode To Mosadi is a multi-disciplinary Pop art project, by Studio Taki. The oeuvre is an adulation, commemoration and education about the Iconic African Women who have shaped our world, from Science, Education Technology, Culture, Art, Literature, Theatre, Politics, Economics, and Engineering to Activism, Humanitarian and Social uplifting. The project is an appreciation of the pillar of life: a futuristic look back on where we come from.

African women are reimagined through Western and Eastern popular culture comic book superheroes, cartoon, and anime characters to more easily convey the values that these women represent. The project ‘Venus in Fur: An Ode to Mosadi’ has brought twenty-seven works by the artist from South Africa to Rome, who has mixed styles, colors, and mediums. Among the graphic and pictorial works, we also find the ‘Mphatlalatsana‘ toy series: an army of women holding shields and guns to fight, with a white veil on their heads that helps them defeat the darkness.

In the paintings showing the women personalities who changed Africa, we find Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first female president in Africa, who is transformed into Wonder Woman in the works of Studio Taki. Graca Machel, a Mozambican politician and advocate who is renowned for producing the UNICEF report on the impact of armed conflict on children, is known as the “Machel Report”, published in 1996. Brenda Fassie, South Africa’s “Queen of African Pop,” becomes Snow White in Studio Taki’s portrayal. All these women stand as towering figures, having built institutions that lead the world and show compassion that has healed many, emerging victorious in overwhelming battles, gracing global stages with their talents, and enriching our lives with their wisdom and prayers. Their hearts educate, and their presence has been blessed.

organized by ITSLIQUID Group
curator Luca Curci
exhibition coordinator Amaride Ferrante

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Medina Art Gallery | Rome, Italy
Via Merulana 220
Opening hours | Monday – Sunday . 10:00 AM – 01:00 PM and 03:00 PM – 07:00 PM

Studio Taki – About

Studio Taki is a multi-disciplinary pop art, design, and smart system development creative company, based in Pretoria, South Africa. A collective, a community of artists, artisans, architects, crafters, creatives, creators, designers, developers, doers, directors, innovators, illustrators, thinkers, writers, movers, and shakers. Under the vision and leadership of founder and Creative Director Mr Goodwill Mokoka, the community was formed through a common cause to create impactful groundbreaking work, a cause to build a creative group that will uplift South Africa’s communities, through their talents. To create innovative international work, to make art and design that is socially impactful, and uplifting. Using art and design as a tool to make social change and smash false narratives. Rooted in humanity and the values of Ubuntu: a word that captures Mandela’s greatest gift, his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye. An organization that found purpose through the passion and love for art. Led through focus, determination, sustainability, conservation, and innovation they are creative excellence in a variety of disciplines, from art toys and niche sculptures to traditional mixed media and paintings to new media and embracing the strides technology has made, to develop creative based smart systems and solutions for corporate institutions.

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