Those who love art know Jak Katarikawe, the Uganda-born paintbrush artist who made Kenya his home. Instead, the landlord said Jak would have to pay for the auctioneers’ transport costs as well as their labour charges. If anyone could get Jak off the hook, it was the curator of the Nairobi Gallery who had exhibited Jak’s art in the past. The expatriate fans of Jak’s art may not have meant to infantilise the artist, but unfortunately they did. Donovan had managed to meet the deadline the landlord had given him to settle the artist’s arrears.

Source: Daily Nation May 09, 2017 22:53 UTC