Africa Basel

Uganda’s Umoja Art Gallery team forced to cancel attendance at Africa Basel fair after visas denied

The situation faced by the gallery—which has still sent works to the fair despite its representatives not being present—adds pertinence to a nearby project about barriers in the art world

Artist whose work addresses art world access is not in Basel—because his visa was denied

Richard Mudariki, the artist behind the ‘Art World Passport’, says his visa was rejected by the Swiss embassy in Pretoria, despite having two letters of invitation from Swiss organisations