Tag Archives: Recognition

2015 March 25: Connections rekindled at the Cape Town reunion

by Lerato Dumse Eyes were cast in Cape Town (CPT) with the hype created by the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, and the #RhodesMustFall campaign at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Faces and Phases 2006-14 (F&P) commanded its own … Continue reading

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2015 March 14: Educational Friday with UCL scholars and allies

  Links related to the participants featuring in the poster above   2013 Sept. 7:  I used to be a lesbian and   2013 Aug. 20:  Lesbian Activist survives stabbing   and   2013 Oct. 4:  Cramps were killing me … Continue reading

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2015 March 12: Muholi addressed scholars at Brighton University, UK

      Event organized by Tessa Lewin (PhD scholar:  Art & Humanities dept.) Bio Tessa Lewin(t.lewin@brighton.ac.uk) is a doctoral candidate at the University of Brighton, and a research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. She is an artist and activist. … Continue reading

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2015 Mar.9: “African Photography & “Faces and Phases” seminar

      Related links   2015 Feb.27: Announcement – Public Lecture by Zanele Muholi @ UCLAN, London     and   2014 July 18: Women’s Day Lecture at UFS   and   2014 June 17: Muholi’s Ryerson University (RIC) Talk … Continue reading

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LGBTQIA History Month: Our Heroes- Zanele Muholi

Visual Activism is an alternative approach to convey black lgbti history in SA and beyond.

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2015 Feb.28: Norwegian press responses on Muholi’s Art of Activism show

What:  Art of Activism Where:  Akershus Art Center On show as from: 21 Feb. – 29 Mar. 2015 Titles: Translated from Norwegian to English by Vibeke Hermanrud, co-founder of Kunstplass 10, Oslo   Source: Blikk – a lesbian and gay … Continue reading

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2015 Feb. 25: I drank again…

by Siba Nkumbi I acknowledged that I suffered from alcoholism but I never fully accepted that I am the cause of my misery. Little things triggered a relapse. Here is a practical example: I lost two jobs in one month, … Continue reading

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2014 Nov. 17: MoMA talk – Photos of the night

Photos by Lola Flash (17/11/2014) Where:  Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York           Related link 2014 Nov. 17: Announcement – MoMA present two best South African artists            

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2014 Oct. 31: Faces and Phases (2006 – 2014) book launch

Featuring in the series is Lebo ‘Leptie’ Phume (2013) and (2014) portraits. Faces and Phases (2006-14) by Zanele Muholi Book Launch Friday, November 7, 2014 Time: 7-9 pm Market Photo Workshop Entrance from Bus Factory parking, 2 President Street NEWTOWN Johannesburg … Continue reading

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2014 June 11: The invitation letter and the photo from GI

  Where: @Cine Olido, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The group photo was taken by Valerie Thomas after the premier/ screening of two South African documentaries featuring my work and some friends who are participants in my visual documents. Screened: ‘We Live in … Continue reading

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