Abstract The panel discussion “Material Matters in Paintings at the End of an Era” took place at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in 2018 and considered the role of textiles in the painting exhibition curated by Tandazani Dhlakama, Five Bhobh: Painting at the End of an Era. Panelists Anthony Bumhira, Jessica Hemmings and Hayden Proud, chaired by Erica de Greef, discussed the practical necessities of textile—and more broadly craft—materials used in Zimbabwean visual culture today and during the country’s sanctions era; the tradition of crochet doilies made in Zimbabwe for sale in South Africa; differing institutional treatment of craft and art in the region related to the Weya appliqué project; and the role of Gallery Delta in the long term development of Zimbabwean painting. Preserving the format of the dialogue for publication is intended as a modest decolonizing strategy—an effort to give equal weight to the diverse perspectives voiced during the panel discussion. The text is dedicated to Anthony Bumhira who passed away in January of 2020.

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时代末期绘画中的物质问题

摘要 2018 年在 Zeitz 非洲当代艺术博物馆举办了“一个时代末期绘画中的材料问题”小组讨论，并考虑了纺织品在 Tandazani Dhlakama 策划的绘画展中的作用，五波：绘画在末期一个时代。由 Erica de Greef 主持的小组成员 Anthony Bumhira、Jessica Hemmings 和 Hayden Proud 讨论了当今和该国制裁时期津巴布韦视觉文化中使用的纺织品（以及更广泛的工艺）材料的实际必需品；津巴布韦制造的钩针桌巾传统在南非出售；该地区对与 Weya 贴花项目相关的工艺和艺术的不同制度处理；以及画廊三角洲在津巴布韦绘画长期发展中的作用。保留出版对话的形式旨在作为一种适度的非殖民化战略——努力对小组讨论中表达的不同观点给予同等重视。该文本是献给于 2020 年 1 月去世的 Anthony Bumhira。