Johannesburg Based Visual Artist Cinthia Sifa Mulanga Announces Her Partnership With Gucci
Johannesburg Based Visual Artist Cinthia Sifa Mulanga Announces Her Partnership With Gucci Johannesburg Based Visual Artist Cinthia Sifa Mulanga has announced her collaboration with Gucci, she took to Instagram to make this announcement.
The post read, “Like the saying goes , gone girl !! A collaboration to celebrate the Gucci Diana tote bag @gucci @alessandro_michele #guccibeloved #guccidiana” Cinthia Binene Sifa was born in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Her college body of work explores the politics surrounding the domestic space and notions of beauty within an Afropolitan context. Sifa’s works in many mediums including painting, collage, drawing, photography and sculpture. In 2019, she was awarded first place for a work created for a tribute exhibition to Louis Khela Maqhubela & Douglas Portway presented by Artist Proof Studio and Strauss & Co at the Turbine Art Fair.
Gucci is reinventing a wholly modern approach to fashion. Under the new vision of creative director Alessandro Michele, the House has redefined luxury for the 21st century, further reinforcing its position as one of the world’s most desirable fashion houses. Eclectic, contemporary, romantic—Gucci products represent the pinnacle of Italian craftsmanship and are unsurpassed for their quality and attention to detail.Gucci is part of the Kering Group. A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods, Jewelry and Watches.
With tthis collaboration in place Gucci is aiming to support African talent so that they can aslo showcase their art on a big stage. This is huge opportunity for Mulanga as she will be gaining a lot of exposure and a lot of valuable experience when working with Gucci.
