Zanele Muholi

Born in 1972, in South Africa
Lives and works in Johannesburg (South Africa)

Born 1972 (South Africa), Zanele Muholi lives and works in Johannesburg. They grew up in a Durban township. After settling in Johannesburg at the age of 19, they studied graphic design and in 2001 enrolled at the Market Photo Workshop, the school founded by David Goldblatt.

Biography

Following their first exhibition in 2004 at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the artist worked for the magazine Behind the Mask and cofounded the Forum for the Empowerment of Women, based in Gauteng. Muholi defines themself as a “visual activist”. Their work seeks to shine a light on a marginalised lesbian community, which is often a victim of aggression. Works goes far beyond social documentary to tackle questions of identity head-on. The series Faces and Phases Follow Up – begun in 2006 and comprising 300 portraits – best represents the artist's approach. Each model was photographed at different stages of their life. “I'm trying to establish a relationship based on the mutual understanding of what it means to be a black lesbian woman today,” the artist explains.

Bibliographic resources

Pagé, Suzanne ; Scherf, Angeline ; Mbembe, Achille... [et al.]. Etre là : Afrique du Sud, une scène contemporaine [Exposition, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, 25 avril - 28 août 2017]. Paris : Editions Dilecta, 2017.

Muholi, Zanele ; Jayawardane, Neelika. Zanele Muholi : Embracing the dark Lioness call = Répondre à l'appel de la Lionne Noire. 2016.

Corley, Ide, « An Interview with Zanele Muholi », Wasafiri, vol. 31, n° 1, p. 22-29, mars 2016, 8 p.

Muholi, Zanele ; Walther Collection. Zanele Muholi : faces and phases 2006-2014. New York : Walther Collection ; Göttingen : Steidl, 2014.

In The Collection

*Somnyama I, Paris*, 2014

Zanele Muholi

*Thembitshe, Parktown*, 2014

Zanele Muholi

*Zibuyile, Parktown*, 2014

Zanele Muholi

*Zibuyile I, Syracuse*, 2015

Zanele Muholi

*Thando II Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy*, 2015

Zanele Muholi

*Thembekile, Parktown*, 2015

Zanele Muholi

*Zinathi I, Johannesburg*, 2015

Zanele Muholi

*Nombuzo, Ann Arbor, Michigan*, 2015

Zanele Muholi

*Nolwazi II, Nuoro, Italy*, 2015

Zanele Muholi

*No-Musa, Toyen, Norway*, 2015

Zanele Muholi

*MaID, Brooklyn, New York*, 2015

Zanele Muholi

Collection : A Selection of African artworks

Exhibition of the Collection

From 26 April 2017 to 4 September 2017

The continent, artists and cultural influence of Africa are today essential to understanding the world’s artistic landscape.

Crossing views

Exhibition of the Collection

From 23 September 2020 to 3 January 2021

Parallel to the Cindy Sherman retrospective exhibition, the Fondation presents Crossing Views, a selection of works from the Fondation's Collection which was chosen in collaboration with Cindy Sherman. Echoing her work, the exhibition is centred on the theme of the portrait and its interpretation through different approaches and media: painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation. The exhibition brings together around twenty French and international artists, of different generations and backgrounds. It includes around sixty works, many of which have previously never been on display at the Fondation.

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