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Zanele Muholi

Diary: Ardmore Studio’s Armoured Warriors, Nominations open for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, Javett-UP presents We, The Purple this September
Friday
/ 20 September 2024

Diary: Ardmore Studio’s Armoured Warriors, Nominations open for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, Javett-UP presents We, The Purple this September

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Diary: Jokes & Jazz for UKZN, Strauss & Co photography auction, Locarno comes to Cape Town
Friday
/ 10 September 2024

Diary: Jokes & Jazz for UKZN, Strauss & Co photography auction, Locarno comes to Cape Town

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Split does nothing to slow down artist
Friday
/ 19 August 2023

Split does nothing to slow down artist

Zanele Muholi has left her long-time gallery but they are as alive and productive as ever

By Sean O Toole
Art meets philanthropy as Zanele Muholi embarks on a new chapter
Friday
/ 4 December 2022

Art meets philanthropy as Zanele Muholi embarks on a new chapter

The photographer has created a nurturing space for young creatives to tell their own stories by setting up the Muholi Art Institute in Cape Town

By Palesa Segomotso Motsumi
Art of activism: 16 artists against gender violence
Friday
/ 27 November 2022

Art of activism: 16 artists against gender violence

Artists whose work speaks against gender violence is art as activism that shows the need for more than 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

By Kimberley Schoeman
South African artists taking over Chicago, Bonteheuwel style
Friday
/ 6 May 2022

South African artists taking over Chicago, Bonteheuwel style

The city has long had a fascination with South African jazz — and now with its visual artists

By Sean O Toole
The current infatuation with portraiture has colonial roots
Friday
/ 2 March 2022

The current infatuation with portraiture has colonial roots

However, contemporary artists such as Cinga Samson, Zanele Muholi and Mohau Modisakeng found a liberating ally in self-portraiture

By Percy Mabandu
‘Any Given Sunday’: Public art as politics in the streets of Cape Town
Friday
/ 21 January 2022

‘Any Given Sunday’: Public art as politics in the streets of Cape Town

Performances for ‘Any Given Sunday’ shook up Cape Town’s public spaces in a decolonial gesture in 2015

By Uzma Z Rizvi
‘We only write about them when they are dead’: Hate killings of black lesbians in South Africa
National
/ 1 July 2021

‘We only write about them when they are dead’: Hate killings of black lesbians in South Africa

In her book ‘Femicide in South Africa’, journalist and researcher Nechama Brodie examines the violent history the country’s black lesbians have endured

By Nechama Brodie
The Portfolio: Deseni Soobben
Friday
/ 13 March 2021

The Portfolio: Deseni Soobben

Deseni Soobben’s sensibilities have changed over the years, but she keeps revisiting the composition and design techniques she learned from her mentors

By Kwanele Sosibo
Talking Bodies: Photographers use self-portraits to tell stories
Friday
/ 17 October 2020

Talking Bodies: Photographers use self-portraits to tell stories

Mandisa Buthelezi and Thembi Mthembu are adding depth to the photographic archive through their self-portraits with captions and historical reframing

By Niamh Walsh-Vorster
Pola Maneli asks: “Do you feel seen?”
Article
/ 19 February 2020

Pola Maneli asks: “Do you feel seen?”

Pola Maneli’s latest work, ‘An Indigenous I/Eye’, is an attempt to visualise blackness

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Sixosh’ abathakathi: Ukuthwebula and the photographic image
Article
/ 18 February 2020

Sixosh’ abathakathi: Ukuthwebula and the photographic image

Reimagining image making through concepts found in isiZulu

By Kholeka Shange
Mating Birds Vol.2: Love and its perversions under the Immorality Act
Article
/ 6 February 2019

Mating Birds Vol.2: Love and its perversions under the Immorality Act

Sumayya Menezes reflects on trawling through the source material that birthed Mating Birds Vol.2

By Staff Reporter
Struggling artists get a boost
Article
/ 16 November 2018

Struggling artists get a boost

A group exhibition exposes emerging creatives and raises money for a foundation

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Brave Beauties and the dark Lioness
Article
/ 8 September 2017

Brave Beauties and the dark Lioness

If beauty is a joy forever, so it is with the photos jumping out of whitewashed gallery walls

By Chaze Matakala
On ten years of ‘Faces and Phases’: ‘We are making history here’
Article
/ 23 September 2016

On ten years of ‘Faces and Phases’: ‘We are making history here’

Zanele Muholi speaks about creating images of LGBTI people that move beyond hate crimes

By Carl Collison
Zanele Muholi: Hail the dark lioness
Article
/ 20 November 2015

Zanele Muholi: Hail the dark lioness

Zanele Muholi’s latest work finds the activist photographer turning the camera on herself.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Don’t Miss This: November 13 – 19
Article
/ 13 November 2015

Don’t Miss This: November 13 – 19

From photographer Zanele Muholi’s latest exhibition to the Jazz and African Music Nights show, we round-up this week’s hot-ticket events.

By Arts Desk
Muholi’s photographs a vehicle for those seeking sexual freedom
Article
/ 27 May 2015

Muholi’s photographs a vehicle for those seeking sexual freedom

Zanele Muholi has been shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse photography prize and sees it as an opportunity to put the LGBTI message on the world stage.

By Jeremy Kuper
Zanele Muholi frames a brave new ‘normal’
Article
/ 12 December 2014

Zanele Muholi frames a brave new ‘normal’

Photographer Zanele Muholi’s new book of portraits gives visual voice to the plight of ‘queer’ black women.

By Same Mdluli
Two South Africans shortlisted for Deutsche Borse photography prize 2015
Article
/ 4 December 2014

Two South Africans shortlisted for Deutsche Borse photography prize 2015

Zanele Muholi’s portraits of post-apartheid sexuality join Mikhael Subotzky’s book, Ponte City, in an eclectic, political selection.

By Sean OHagan
Desire for change unites post-apartheid activism
Article
/ 20 February 2014

Desire for change unites post-apartheid activism

Protests have brought activists to the centre of politics again, but these aren’t the only voices heard. We look at the state of activism in SA today.

By Sarah Wild
Zanele Muholi: The task of mourning
Article
/ 17 February 2014

Zanele Muholi: The task of mourning

South African artist Zanele Muholi’s two shows come from different directions at the central issue: the (im)possibility of the task of mourning.

By Staff Reporter
Zanele Muholi: ‘We live in fear’
Videos
/ 26 November 2013

Zanele Muholi: ‘We live in fear’

To mark 16 Days of Activism, Human Rights Watch has released a documentary about the work of LGBTI activist and award-winning artist Zanele Muholi.

By Staff Reporter
Venice Biennale 2013: An imperfect past ?and its impact on the present
Article
/ 19 April 2013

Venice Biennale 2013: An imperfect past ?and its impact on the present

SA’s exhibition at this year’s Venice Biennale includes works by a radically diverse group of artists – but it does not reflect an all-defining view.

By Brent Meersman
SA activist wins international Freedom of Expression award
Article
/ 25 March 2013

SA activist wins international Freedom of Expression award

Zanele Muholi has won the Freedom of Expression Index award over punk group Pussy Riot, filmmaker Haifaa al Mansour and cartoonist Aseem Trivedi.

By Staff Reporter
2012: More than just The Spear
Article
/ 21 December 2012

2012: More than just The Spear

2012 was a year where art made headlines. But there was more to the art world than the hype around Brett Murray’s controversial work.

By Staff Reporter
Zanele Muholi: Love in a brutalised world
Article
/ 8 June 2012

Zanele Muholi: Love in a brutalised world

Zanele Muholi’s images of the lesbian, transgender and gay community have been chosen for a prestigious exhibition.

By Percy Zvomuya
Paris, passion and curiosity
Article
/ 18 November 2011

Paris, passion and curiosity

African photographers were well represented at the showcase in Paris due to the drive of one collector.Natalie Dixon

By Natalie Dixon
No image available
Article
/ 19 September 2011

From the outside, looking in

Zanele Muholi speaks about her documentary <i>Difficult Love</i>, and allowing "outsiders" to examine her life as a black lesbian in South Africa.

By Lisa Van Wyk
No image available
Article
/ 6 May 2011

Through a racial lens, life is a beautiful mess

A new exhibition of South African photography in London documents both the disappointments of the post-Mandela era and the hopes of the ‘born frees’.

By Staff Reporter
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