Siphe, Johannesburg, 2018

ArtistZanele Muholi, South Africa *1972

Gelatin silver print

Image dimensions50 × 39,3 cm

Status

on display, room 039

About the workZanele Muholi’s work is characterised by a politically motivated experimentation with roles. The artist’s oeuvre is dedicated to people who are persecuted because of their gender or sexual identity. Although protected by law, these individuals are still subject to discrimination in South Africa, Muholi’s country of origin. For the photographic self-portraits from the series “Hail the Dark Lioness”, Muholi used a variety of material attributes. The images draw their power from the artist’s intense gaze, which is directed directly at the camera and therefore at the viewer.

AccessionAcquisition 2019

Provenance[...]; 2019 angekauft von der Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town/Johannesburg

Inventory numberF.2019.3041

Contemporary art
Self-portraits

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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