After-hours private view of Zanele Muholi at Tate Modern
Documenting South Africa’s journey towards social, racial and sexual equality in the wake of its 1996 constitution promising justice and freedom for all, Zanele Muholi’s photography is as powerful as it is fearless. The image-maker’s boundary-pushing career is the focus of the Tate Modern exhibition, featuring over 260 photographs from a career spanning three decades.
The exhibition includes photographs ranging from Muholi’s early series Only Half the Picture, which draws attention to the persistence of violence towards LGBTQ+ South Africans in the new millennium, right through to their latest ongoing series Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Dark Lioness), where Muholi turns the camera inward to reflect on themes of labour, racism and sexual politics. Often monochrome yet incredibly vivid, Muholi’s photography acts as an unbridled celebration of South Africa’s rich cultural tapestry in the face of oppression.
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Zanele Muholi on at Tate Modern until 26 January 2025.
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