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Meet the spirit of gadziguru in nora chipaumire’s norm-bending new performance Over three days, Zimbabwean artist nora chipaumire expands beyond her commission in a one-hour performance, the highlight of her 2026 Infinities Commission. Beginning amongst the poised rock sculptures she installed in Tate’s Tanks, this performance draws us into the museum’s Turbine Hall through sound and… Continue reading calendar

Meet the spirit of gadziguru in nora chipaumire’s norm-bending new performance Over three days, Zimbabwean artist nora chipaumire expands beyond her commission in a one-hour performance, the highlight of her 2026 Infinities Commission. Beginning amongst the poised rock sculptures she installed in Tate’s Tanks, this performance draws us into the museum’s Turbine Hall through sound and… Continue reading calendar

Meet the spirit of gadziguru in nora chipaumire’s norm-bending new performance Over three days, Zimbabwean artist nora chipaumire expands beyond her commission in a one-hour performance, the highlight of her 2026 Infinities Commission. Beginning amongst the poised rock sculptures she installed in Tate’s Tanks, this performance draws us into the museum’s Turbine Hall through sound and… Continue reading calendar

During her second week in Paris, nora chipaumire invites audiences to a carte noire rendez-vous consisting of an evening of dub. She will be setting up a Zimbabwean shebeen, an unofficial bar tucked away in private homes, a place where people come together in order to invent forms of resistance and insurrection in response to the political… Continue reading calendar

What bridges can be made between Harare, Dakar and Paris? What forms of dialogue and exchange can we imagine between these three cities, their history and present? A proposition made to her by the Festival d’Automne, nora chipaumire’s Carte Blanche —renamed as carte noire—has been drawn up as a form of response to these questions. Formerly… Continue reading calendar

Bringing to a close this Carte Blanche and the 2026 edition, nora chipaumire takes over the Fondation Cartier for Contemporary Art and presents gadzi—a Paris chapter. This final piece of new work is a reflection of the extended length of time necessary for a work not only to be installed within a venue, but also to… Continue reading calendar

Bringing to a close this Carte Blanche and the 2026 edition, nora chipaumire takes over the Fondation Cartier for Contemporary Art and presents gadzi—a Paris chapter. This final piece of new work is a reflection of the extended length of time necessary for a work not only to be installed within a venue, but also to… Continue reading calendar

Bringing to a close this Carte Blanche and the 2026 edition, nora chipaumire takes over the Fondation Cartier for Contemporary Art and presents gadzi—a Paris chapter. This final piece of new work is a reflection of the extended length of time necessary for a work not only to be installed within a venue, but also to… Continue reading calendar

#punk (hashtag punk)– ­a slight revision– BLK GRL punk–returning to pre-pandemic and upgrading to post-pandemic­–rage on Part concert part performance, in which voice, gesture and sound collide, #punk draws upon nora chipaumire’s founding years in Zimbabwe, as a means of embodying, in the present, punk energy and rebellion. In the midst of the 1970’s, the movement took… Continue reading calendar

#punk (hashtag punk)– ­a slight revision– BLK GRL punk–returning to pre-pandemic and upgrading to post-pandemic­–rage on Part concert part performance, in which voice, gesture and sound collide, #punk draws upon nora chipaumire’s founding years in Zimbabwe, as a means of embodying, in the present, punk energy and rebellion. In the midst of the 1970’s, the movement took… Continue reading calendar

#punk (hashtag punk)– ­a slight revision– BLK GRL punk–returning to pre-pandemic and upgrading to post-pandemic­–rage on Part concert part performance, in which voice, gesture and sound collide, #punk draws upon nora chipaumire’s founding years in Zimbabwe, as a means of embodying, in the present, punk energy and rebellion. In the midst of the 1970’s, the movement took… Continue reading calendar

Les femmes Africaines (sisters, wives, mothers, artists)— music from women’s hearts and hands With this musical performance, nora chipaumire revisits and develops, alongside five women belonging to the Lébou community from the village of Toubab Dialaw, in Senegal, the score from her piece NOT waiting…devised in 2023 with the choreographer Germaine Acogny. The will to honour… Continue reading calendar

Les femmes Africaines (sisters, wives, mothers, artists)— music from women’s hearts and hands With this musical performance, nora chipaumire revisits and develops, alongside five women belonging to the Lébou community from the village of Toubab Dialaw, in Senegal, the score from her piece NOT waiting…devised in 2023 with the choreographer Germaine Acogny. The will to honour… Continue reading calendar

For the new annual commission, Zimbabwean movement artist nora chipaumire brings her boundary-breaking work to the Tanks The second Infinities Commission artist, nora chipaumire, is known for her powerful and thought-provoking explorations of political identity and personal storytelling. For this visionary new work for the Tanks, chipaumire will unite dance, theatre, music, film, and sculpture… Continue reading calendar

In an era when study, knowledge, and the role of the university as a place to gather are being questioned and queried, one could also ask: what about the artist as guest in these fundamental institutions? What is expected from them, what should their role be? How does the artist enhance the interrogations and make… Continue reading calendar

In an era when study, knowledge, and the role of the university as a place to gather are being questioned and queried, one could also ask: what about the artist as guest in these fundamental institutions? What is expected from them, what should their role be? How does the artist enhance the interrogations and make… Continue reading calendar

In an era when study, knowledge, and the role of the university as a place to gather are being questioned and queried, one could also ask: what about the artist as guest in these fundamental institutions? What is expected from them, what should their role be? How does the artist enhance the interrogations and make… Continue reading calendar

With workshops, discussions, art, and research! Celebrate the opening of the international research center + the launch of the edited collection Facing Drag! 3 PM,  December 11, 2025  nora chipaumire | #PUNK (2020) DOC version: 35 min & Afropromo  Film-Screenings & Artist Talk with Isabel Lewis (Vienna)

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

Dambudzo is a bold, anti-genre collapse of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. In Shona, dambudzo means “trouble,” and it is also the name of Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who, along with other radical African thinkers, inspires nora’s exploration of the relationship between knowledge and language shaped under colonial rule. A glorious celebration of radical African presences, Dambudzo shatters clichés, defies conventions, and opens new spaces that transcend the limitations of language, while the artists are embodying more subtle ways of communicating and being together.

This work was - is provoked by a refusal to participate in “retrospective“ activities. now - nowness - live - liveness - as the only possible options have led me to this preoccupation — as all our experiences become muscle; breath, footfall, backbend — and knowledge is shared through proximity to other bodies. the word acontinua - is a celebration of Andre Lepecki‘s continued work with liberatory choreographies as well and my personal dedication to the thinkers Eduardo Mondale (1920-1969), the Zapatistas, and all the unsung women without whom change is impossible — nora chipaumire (2025)

This work was - is provoked by a refusal to participate in “retrospective“ activities. now - nowness - live - liveness - as the only possible options have led me to this preoccupation — as all our experiences become muscle; breath, footfall, backbend — and knowledge is shared through proximity to other bodies. the word acontinua - is a celebration of Andre Lepecki‘s continued work with liberatory choreographies as well and my personal dedication to the thinkers Eduardo Mondale (1920-1969), the Zapatistas, and all the unsung women without whom change is impossible — nora chipaumire (2025)

This work was - is provoked by a refusal to participate in “retrospective“ activities. now - nowness - live - liveness - as the only possible options have led me to this preoccupation — as all our experiences become muscle; breath, footfall, backbend — and knowledge is shared through proximity to other bodies. the word acontinua - is a celebration of Andre Lepecki‘s continued work with liberatory choreographies as well and my personal dedication to the thinkers Eduardo Mondale (1920-1969), the Zapatistas, and all the unsung women without whom change is impossible — nora chipaumire (2025)

This work was - is provoked by a refusal to participate in “retrospective“ activities. now - nowness - live - liveness - as the only possible options have led me to this preoccupation — as all our experiences become muscle; breath, footfall, backbend — and knowledge is shared through proximity to other bodies. the word acontinua - is a celebration of Andre Lepecki‘s continued work with liberatory choreographies as well and my personal dedication to the thinkers Eduardo Mondale (1920-1969), the Zapatistas, and all the unsung women without whom change is impossible — nora chipaumire (2025)