Tag: Kavi Gupta

Devan Shimoyama – interview: ‘I use my body to explore magic, mythology, history, intimacy, joy, pain’

His portraits consider the black, queer, male body from a personal perspective that is as informed by mythology and folklore as it is by everyday life. Shimoyama talks here about his new solo exhibition, Shh … at De Buck Gallery…
Manuel Mathieu: ‘Life experience sometimes forces you to see things that you wouldn’t otherwise have seen’

The Haitian artist talks about coming to terms with his country’s turbulent history and some personal challenges, and why he doesn’t take the business of making art lightly