Joseph Cartoon and his Multicoloured, Universal Faces “Tribalism is a ruthless devil,” says Kenyan artist Joseph Cartoon. “The faces I paint are similar to other faces from contemporary African art except they are painted in different colours to show that tribe and race don’t matter.” Cartoon explains how uncensored photographs of the shocking post-election violence of 2007/2008 featured in the powerful exhibition Kenya Burning have haunted him...
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