Artists Nandipha Mntambo and Mohau Modisakeng visit San Francisco
South African artists meet the San Francisco art community. Diane and I were sitting in the cafeteria of the San Francisco Art Institute waiting for Nandipha Mntambo and Mohau Modisakeng. They were both critiquing the photographic works of a few students. Nandipha walked in, tall, elegant and stylish, wearing a bright yellow stole around her […]
South African artist Pieter Hugo speaks about his provocative photography
Interview with South African artist Pieter Hugo by Diane Frankel. Pieter Hugo‘s museum retrospective,This must be the place, which is touring in Europe, is bringing him lots of attention. Hugo was born in Cape Town in 1976 where he resides now. Trained as a photojournalist he now favors portraiture. He chooses to focus his lens on […]
Interview with artist Zanele Muholi from South Africa
Interview with South African photographer Zanele Muholi by Diane Frankel. Zanele Muholi, is one of South Africa ‘s foremost artists. She sees herself as a visual activist. She addresses in her work the reality of what is to be lesbian and gay in South Africa where homosexuality is not accepted and where some cultural and […]
New series: Interviews of artists from South Africa.
I have been increasingly interested in artistic expressions that are not part of the mainstream and that reflect a different cultural experience, perspective, and history. In great part because I get great pleasure from being in Africa, whether it be Kenya, Mali, Egypt, South Africa to name a few, […]
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