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Zanele Muholi: The MEPs and beyond

by Fikile Mazambani “It is beyond this work being about photography.  It is about people connecting with people.  It is about people respecting people”- Z Muholi Zanele Muholi’s exhibition at the Maison Européenne De La Photographie (MEP) concluded on the 21st of May, 2023 … Continue reading

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2019 Sep. 9: Celebrating Phindile Madlala: A life well lived.

by Wakhe Sebenza There are very few people who really live life to the fullest, this is how the late Phindile Madlala was described at her Funeral on Sunday 08.09.19 in Pinetown KwaZulu-Natal where all her friends and family gathered to pay … Continue reading

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2019 Sep. 1: Queers Converse

by Nonkululeko Dube I was invited to document a dinner gathering on August 1st 2019. It was hosted in Parktown North, Johannesburg,  by David Lewis-Peart who lives in Toronto, Canada. He was invited to South Africa by Prof/Sir Zanele Muholi for Faces and Phases 13 … Continue reading

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2019 Aug. 31: Reclaiming Blackness: Ikhono LaseNatali

Written by: Tebogo Nong Ikhono LaseNatali is an exhibition commissioned by Professor Sir Zanele Muholi featuring the works of 25 talented Durban-based artists who have interpreted Sir Muholi’s Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail, the dark lioness). The Cape Town edition of Ikhono … Continue reading

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2019 Aug. 16: Indima ye Faces and Phases.

Text and images by Siba Nkumbi “We ́re faces and phases, and we are not misbehaving”_ Annalyzer music Lamazwi angentla abamba ubunono, ukuzingca nkenkcubeko eyimbali engaxolisiyo kwaye ingenaspheno kunjalo nje iyinyaniso emsulwa kuphela. Le mbali iluhambo olungakhange lubelula kodwa ke … Continue reading

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2019 Aug. 16: Imini engasoze ilibaleke

by Siba Nkumbi Mfundi ndizakucela undiphe indlebe ukuze nam ndikwazi ukuza nazo ezindaba. Mamela Lo umhla ngumhla esingakuze sikwazi uwulibala, ewe kaloku kuzalwa ingonyama emnyama genkani engaxolisiyo ngokuba nguye kuba kaloku amanyange amchonga ezihlele athi wena unguMuholi kwaye uzabahola endleleni.Ukuba … Continue reading

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Muholi Shareout

Photo album by Faizal Westcott Venue: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Living Room) Location: Boston, MA, USA Date: June 11 2019 As part of their Artist-In-Residency at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Prof Muholi facilitated a Shareout and Q&A with community members, … Continue reading

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Muholi and Qampi collaborate on Limise exhibition.

Frankfurt/Main, Germany – Sakhile&Me Gallery presents “Limise” – a selection of photographs by South African visual activist Zanele Muholi and photographer Lindeka Qampi. The exhibition pays homage to the 63rd anniversary of the iconic 1956 Women’s March during Apartheid South … Continue reading

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2019 July 30: When Faces Meet

by Mercury Duma A day of triumph and celebration was held at the Stevenson Art Gallery in Parktown North, Johannesburg on the 20th of July 2019. Rainbow colours covered the the fence leading up to the exhibition. Different outfits, different personalities and different … Continue reading

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