Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness

Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark LionessCenter for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver Event Linkwww.denvermop.org/events/zanele-muholi-somnyama-ngonyama-hail-the-dark-lioness/ fri08jan(jan 8)11:00 amsat20mar(mar 20)5:00 pm(january 8) 11:00 am - (march 20) 5:00 pm

Event Details

 

Exhibiting more than 80 self-portraits, CVA presents the artwork of celebrated visual activist Zanele Muholi (South African, b. 1972) who uses their body as a canvas to confront the deeply personal politics of race and representation in the visual archive. Their ongoing series Somnyama Ngonyama, which translates to ‘Hail The Dark Lioness’ from isiZulu, one of the official languages of South Africa, playfully employs the conventions of classical painting, fashion photography, and the familiar tropes of ethnographic imagery to rearticulate contemporary identity politics. Each black and white self-portrait asks critical questions about social (in)justice, human rights, and contested representations of the Black body. This exhibition was organized by Autograph ABP and curated by Renée Mussai.

Time

January 8 (Friday) 11:00 am - March 20 (Saturday) 5:00 pm MST

Neighborhood

Santa Fe Arts District

Event Link

www.denvermop.org/events/zanele-muholi-somnyama-ngonyama-hail-the-dark-lioness/

No Comments

Post A Comment