Somnyama in France

Muholi’s artist statement reads, “Somnyama Ngonyama can be translated to ‘Hail, the Dark Lioness.’

SYSTEMATICALLY OPEN?

Exhibition in Arles, France July 4 – September 25, 2016: SYSTEMATICALLY OPEN? — New Forms for Contemporary Image Production explores new structures for the presentation of the photographic image.

Must-See Queer Feminist Exhibitions in Europe Summer 2016

Anna McNay and I have created Feminine Moments’ list of Must-See Queer Feminist Exhibitions in Europe Summer 2016. The exhibitions we have selected for this list feature works by Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women Artists, as well as by Feminist Artists from around the world.

An Evening With Zanele Muholi in New York

Zanele Muholi, 2016 ICP Infinity Award Recipient, will present her work and address black lesbian and gay identities and politics in contemporary South Africa on April 08, 7PM – 9PM EDT, at The International Center of Photography in New York, USA. More details about the event at the website of…

Zanele Muholi – SOMNYAMA NGONYAMA

Press Release Self portrait from SOMNYAMA NGONYAMA by Zanele Muholi, 2015. ZANELE MUHOLI – SOMNYAMA NGONYAMA 19 November – 19 December, 2015 4 January – 29 January, 2016 STEVENSON GALLERY 62 Juta Street Braamfontein 2001 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa The exhibition opens on Thursday 19 November, from 6-8pm. Muholi will give…

Zanele Muholi: Isibonelo/Evidence – Extended!

Press release by Brooklyn Museum Zanele Muholi (South African, born 1972). Faces and Phases installed at dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, Germany, 2012. (Photo: © Anders Sune) Brooklyn Museum Extends Zanele Muholi: Isibonelo/Evidence “Identity was used as a weapon, a tool for subjugation and oppression. Apartheid left a searing impression on Muholi,…

Artist Talk: Zanele Muholi with Lebo Mashifane (2014)

Artist talk recorded by Yale University Art Gallery, USA in 2014. About the above video: ‘Zanele Muholi speaks about her photographs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in South Africa and her efforts to increase awareness of and provide services to this community. She is joined by Lebo Mashifane,…

ZANELE MUHOLI: VUKANI/RISE – Trailer

ZANELE MUHOLI: VUKANI/RISE 18 SEPTEMBER – 29 NOVEMBER 2015 Open Eye Gallery 19 Mann Island Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, UK. Related Link Press release about the exhibition ZANELE MUHOLI: VUKANI/RISE

ZANELE MUHOLI: VUKANI/RISE

Press release by Open Eye Gallery Lebo Leptie Phume Daveyton Johannesburg 2013 © Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town/Johannesburg and Yancey Richardson, New York. ZANELE MUHOLI: VUKANI/RISE 18 SEPTEMBER – 29 NOVEMBER 2015 Open Eye Gallery 19 Mann Island Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, UK Artist Talk: Tuesday 15 September, 6-8pm…

Light Work Artist-in-Residence Zanele Muholi

Press release by Light Work Join us for an artist talk by current Light Work Artist-in-Residence Zanele Muholi Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 7:30pm Light Work / Watson Theater, Robert B. Menschel Media Center, Syracuse University, NY, USA. A self-described “visual activist,” South African artist Zanele Muholi, has dedicated her…

Zanele Muholi: Artist Talk and Exhibition in Sweden

Artist Talk The Hasselblad Foundation is hosting an artist talk by South African queer photographer, artist and activist, Zanele Muholi. The event will take place on September 2, at the City Library on Götaplatsen in Göteborg, Sweden. The conversation will continue with an open lecture on September 3 at Valand…

Must-See Queer Feminist Exhibitions in Europe 2015

Edited by Anna McNay and Birthe Havmoeller Inspired by Kathleen Massara’s list 17 Must-See LGBTQ Exhibitions This Summer in New York and California, Anna McNay and I have created Feminine Moments’ list of Must-See Queer Feminist Exhibitions in Europe this Summer. The exhibitions we have selected for this list feature…

Must See Exhibition in Berlin – ‘Homosexuality_ies’

Poster: Homosexuality_ies, courtesy of Schwules Museum* Homosexuality_ies / Homosexualität_en June 26 to December 1, 2015 at Schwules Museum* and the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition shows how same-sex sexuality and non-conformist gender identities have been criminalized and socially repressed and tells the story of the LGBT liberation…

Zanele Muholi Shortlisted for Deutche Börse Photography Prize

Article by Lerato Dumse Tick Tock for Deutsche Börse 2015 Prize With less than a week remaining before we are introduced to the winner of the renowned Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2015. Predictions are still pouring in and opinions are shared from far and wide. Everyone wants to see their…

States of Visual Activism

“States of Visual Activism” talk with Staceyann Chin, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh and Zanele Muholi at Brooklyn Museum.