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Amid the clichés of contemporary media coverage, the paintings of Tshibumba Kanda Matulu offer an unparalleled opportunity to understand the hopes and fears underlying the history of the Congo
When we think of the Congo, it is hard to see past the daily stream of images of war and poverty that are thrust on us by the media.
To understand something of the country’s tumultuous past, paintings can tell you as much as a thousand photographs. Few painters could teach you more than Tshibumba Kanda Matulu.
In his most famous work, the History of Zaïre (1973-1974), Tshibumba combined elements of traditional African storytelling with a contemporary style of urban popular art to create his own vision of Congo’s past.
This vision, while personal, articulated a system of shared memory that gives an unparalleled insight into Congolese history.
Johannes Fabian
For many years Tshibumba worked as a painter in Lumbumbashi, s