Samson Kambalu

Malawi

Solo exhibitions

Postcards from the Last Century

PEER, London (GB)
24 Jan 2020 – 28 Mar 2020
Nyasaland Analysand

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
16 Mar 2019 – 13 Apr 2019
Ghost Dance / 2017

Goodman Gallery Cape Town, Cape Town (ZA)
15 Jul 2017 – 12 Aug 2017
Red Barn Farm

Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm (SE)
13 Jan 2017 – 18 Feb 2017
SAMSON KAMBALU

Kate Macgarry, London (GB)
9 Sep 2016 – 15 Oct 2016
Sepia Rain

Stevenson, Johannesburg (ZA)
18 Sep 2014 – 31 Oct 2014

Group

A World in Common

Contemporary African Photography

C/O Berlin, Berlin (DE)
1 Feb 2025 – 7 May 2025

with Kelani Abass, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Atong Atem, Edson Chagas, Kudzanai Chiurai, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Maimouna Guerresi , Hassan Hajjaj, Delio Jasse, Kiripi Katembo, Lebohang Kganye, Mario Macilau …
IN.SIGHT

Die Schenkung Schröder

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg (DE)
22 Nov 2024 – 6 Apr 2025

with Juliette Blightman, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Anne Collier, Klara Liden, Lucy McKenzie, Cady Noland, Henrik Olesen, Paulina Olowska, Josephine Pryde, Martha Rosler, Elfie Semotan, Danh Vo
A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography

A celebration of the varied landscape of contemporary African photography today

Tate Modern, London (GB)
6 Jul 2023 – 14 Jan 2024

with Kelani Abass, Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Atong Atem, Sammy Baloji, James Barnor, Edson Chagas, Kudzanai Chiurai, Kudzanai Chiurai, Cristina De Middel, Andrew Esiebo, Em'Kal Eyongakpa …
Happy Holidays

Fotomuseum Hilversum, Hilversum (NL)
1 Jul 2023 – 10 Sep 2023

with Enda Bowe, Garrod Kirkwood, Martin Parr, Thomas Struth
Photographing the Fantastic

NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale (US)
2 May 2022 – 1 Aug 2023

with Berenice Abbott, Wynn Bullock, Edward Burtynsky, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Gregory Crewdson, Anna Gaskell, Ann Hamilton, Mona Hatoum, Kati Horna, Louise Lawler, Nikki S. Lee, David Levinthal …
African Cosmologies: Redux

FotoFest Biennial 2022

FotoFest, Houston (US)
24 Sep 2022 – 6 Nov 2022

with Faisal Abdu'allah, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Helene A. Amouzou, Sammy Baloji, James Barnor, Bruno Boudjelal, Edson Chagas, Ernest Cole, Jamal Cyrus, Monica de Miranda, Jean Depara, Laura El-Tantawy …
ARS22

Kiasma Museum, Helsinki (FI)
8 Apr 2022 – 16 Oct 2022

with Farah Al Qasimi, Lewis Baltz, Jimmie Durham, Annika Eriksson, Cyprien Gaillard, Tehching Hsieh, Arthur Jafa, Grada Kilomba, Eva Kotatkova, Marina Abramovic/Ulay, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Frida Orupabo …
Remember to React: 60 Years of Collecting

NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale (US)
9 Sep 2018 – 30 Jun 2019

with Mona Hatoum, Barbara Kruger, Ana Mendieta, Zanele Muholi, Catherine Opie, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson
African Metropolis. An imaginary city

MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti, Roma (IT)
22 Jun 2018 – 4 Nov 2018

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Heba Y. Amin, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Sammy Baloji, Mimi Cherono Ng Ok, Godfried Donkor, Francois-Xavier Gbre, Simon Gush, Hassan Hajjaj, Nicholas Hlobo, Delio Jasse, Kiluanji Kia Henda …
Narrative Means / 2018

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
2 Jun 2018 – 14 Jul 2018

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Ghada Amer, Reza Farkhondeh, Mounir Fatmi, David Goldblatt, Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Mikhael Subotzky, Hank Willis Thomas
The Silences Between

Goodman Gallery Cape Town, Cape Town (ZA)
24 Aug 2017 – 23 Sep 2017

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Candice Breitz, Mounir Fatmi, David Goldblatt, Haroon Gunn-Salie, Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Mikhael Subotzky
Afriques Capitales

Le Mois de la Photo du Grand Paris 2017

Parc de la Villette, Paris (FR)
29 Mar 2017 – 3 Sep 2017

with Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Leila Alaoui, Heba Y. Amin, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Sammy Baloji, Nabil Boutros, Mimi Cherono Ng Ok, Emo de Medeiros, Godfried Donkor, Francois-Xavier Gbre, Simon Gush …
Cinéma mon amour

Kino in der Kunst

Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau (CH)
22 Jan 2017 – 17 Apr 2017

with Martin Arnold, John Baldessari, Fiona Banner, Marc Bauer, Pierre Bismuth, Candice Breitz, Janet Cardiff, collectif_fact, Tacita Dean, Stan Douglas, Thomas Galler, Christoph Girardet …
Liverpool Biennial 2016

Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool (GB)
9 Jul 2016 – 16 Oct 2016

with Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Simeon Barclay, Lucy Beech, Mariana Castillo Deball, Yin-Ju Chen, Ian Cheng, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Coco Fusco, Fabien Giraud, Rokni Haerizadeh, Oliver Laric, Mark Leckey …
Detail ist alles

Kunsthalle Mainz, Mainz (DE)
24 Jun 2016 – 16 Oct 2016

with Ahmet Oeguet, Vito Acconci, Francis Alys, Jiri Kovanda, Klara Liden, Roman Ondak, Nesa Paripovic, Pilvi Takala
SCHEMA

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
26 Nov 2015 – 16 Jan 2016

with Zander Blom, Edson Chagas, Robin Rhode, Viviane Sassen, Guy Tillim
The Venice Biennale - 56th International Art Exhibition

All the World's Futures

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
9 May 2015 – 22 Nov 2015

with Jumana Emil Abboud, Adel Abdessemed, Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc, Abounaddara, Boris Achour, Chantal Akerman, John Akomfrah, Kutluğ Ataman, Maja Bajevic, Ernesto Ballesteros, Sammy Baloji, Rosa Barba …
CHROMA

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
27 Nov 2014 – 10 Jan 2015

with Bruno Boudjelal, Edson Chagas, Simon Gush, Nicholas Hlobo, Pieter Hugo, Derek Jarman, Moshekwa Langa, Walid Raad (The Atlas Group), Viviane Sassen, Berni Searle
Dak'Art 2014 - 11th Biennial of Contemporary African Art

The Biennial of Contemporary African Art, Dakar (SN)
9 May 2014 – 8 Jun 2014

with John Akomfrah, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Kader Attia, Meriem Bouderbala, Mohamed Bourouissa, Candice Breitz, Jonathas de Andrade, Jean Ulrick Desert, Andrew Esiebo, Chitra Ganesh, Sam Hopkins, Kiluanji Kia Henda …

Events

7th Athens Biennale: ECLIPSE

ATHENS BIENNALE, Athens (GR)
24 Sep 2021 – 28 Nov 2021

with Josefin Arnell, Simon Denny, Christoph Draeger, Awol Erizku, Steve McQueen, Ana Mendieta, Zanele Muholi, Ebony G. Patterson, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Hank Willis Thomas, WU Tsang
FotoFest Biennial 2020

AFRICAN COSMOLOGIES—Photography, Time, and the Other

FotoFest, Houston (US)
7 Mar 2020 – 19 Apr 2020

with Faisal Abdu'allah, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Helene A. Amouzou, Shobun Baile, Sammy Baloji, James Barnor, Bruno Boudjelal, Edson Chagas, Ernest Cole, Jamal Cyrus, Monica de Miranda, Jean Depara …
Market Art Fair 2019

Market, Stockholm (SE)
12 Apr 2019 – 14 Apr 2019

with Nadja Bournonville, Gregor Hildebrandt, Eva Koch, David Molander, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Torbjorn Rodland, Michael Sailstorfer
Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2019

Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town (ZA)
15 Feb 2019 – 17 Feb 2019

with Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Roger Ballen, Vanessa Beecroft, Girma Berta, Lien Botha, Sophie Calle, Kudzanai Chiurai, Saidou Dicko, Justin Dingwall, Omar Victor Diop, Jesse A. Fernandez, Andrea Galvani …
Frieze Art Fair 2016

Frieze art fair, London (GB)
6 Oct 2016 – 9 Oct 2016

with Doug Aitken, Richard Billingham, Richard Billingham, John Coplans, Coco Fusco, Nilbar Gueres, Tim Gardner, Erwin Olaf, Roman Ondak, Thomas Ruff, Collier Schorr, Mladen Stilinovic …