Jean-Sylvain Tshilumba Mukendi Jean-Sylvain Tshilumba Mukendi
Jean-Sylvain Tshilumba Mukendi is currently project and artistic coordinator at Atelier Picha (Lubumbashi, DRC). Cultural practitioner, researcher and writer at heart, his research interests revolve around art practices of Africa and its diaspora and the relevance of globalism in the contemporary art world. In 2019, he obtained a Master of Art in Art History as part of the Arts of Africa and Global Souths research programme (NRF) at Rhodes University, South Africa.
He has collaborated with several cultural institutions and art platforms including: the Kin ArtStudio (Kinshasa), Pavillon 54, Framer Framed (Amsterdam) and The Prince Claus Fund (Amsterdam). He has recently contributed to the management of the 7th edition of the Lubumbashi Biennale, the DRC Pavilion at the 23rd edition of the Triennale Milano, and the exhibition Toxicity at the 5th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale.
His writings have been featured in several specialized magazines, exhibitions catalogues and academic publications.
