Lawrence Lemaoanab. 1982, South AfricaFools Multiply When Wise Men Are Silent, 2019Embroidery on kanga...
Esther Mahlangub. 1935, South AfricaUntitled, 2016Acrylic on canvas Esther Mahlangu’s vibrantly graphic paintings were first presented within an international art context in the renowned exhibition Magicien de la tierre (Magicians of the Earth) at the Centre Pompidou in Paris in 1989. Part of the Ndebele people...
Abdoulaye Konaté b. 1953, MaliVert Pour Sidy, 2017Textile Verte Pour Sidy by Abdoulaye Konate structures its vertical composition by layering strips of sewn cotton cloth. These are each hand-dyed in monochromatic greens, whites, yellows, and reds or with batik patterns. The artist, who first trained in...
Ghada Amer b. 1963, Egypt Portrait of Kamila, 2020 Acrylic, embroidery, and gel medium on canvas...
Aïda Mulunehb. 1974, Ethiopia99 Series (part two), 2013Chromogenic print, ed. 2/3...
Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo b. 1993, South AfricaForlorn Sitter, 2019Pigment inks on fiber paper, ed. 1/6 + 2 APUntitled, 2019Pigment inks on fiber paper, ed. 1/6 + 2 APUntitled, 2019Pigment inks on fiber paper, ed. 2/6 + 2 APImprinting, 2019Pigment inks on fiber paper, ed. 2/6 +...
Claire Gavronskyb. 1957, South AfricaParting Words, 2024Acrylic on canvas...
Dumile Feni-Mhlaba (Zwelidumile Mxgazi) b. 1942, South Africa; d. 1991, United StatesUntitled (Monster head), n.d.Ink on paper...
Ernest Coleb. 1940, South Africa; d. 1990, United StatesTwelve works The House of Bondage, n.d.Twelve giclée prints on Hahnemühle paper, mounted on metal, ed. 3/10 + 2 AP First published in 1967, The House of Bondage is a seminal photobook that revealed the brutal realities of...
Norman Catherineb. 1949, South AfricaNational Anthem, 1981Airbrush, collage, and watercolor on paper...
Meleko Mokgosib. 1981, BotswanaSpaces of Subjection: Black Painting II, 2022Oil on canvas Through Spaces of Subjection: Black Painting II, Meleko Mokgosi examines the complexities of subjecthood and identity. Part of his ongoing project Spaces of Subjection, this work explores power, representation, and the ideological structures shaping...
Zemba Luzambab. 1973, CongoThe Movement, 2016Oil on canvas...
Gerard Sekotob. 1913, South Africa; d. 1993, FranceMan at a Desk, ca. 1945Gouache on paper A quiet moment of introspection unfolds in Man at a Desk, painted by Gerard Sekoto during his time in Eastwood, Pretoria, where he lived with his family before his self-exile to...
Zanele Muholib. 1972, South AfricaMuholi V, 2022Bronze...
Malick Sidibé b. 1936, Mali; d. 2016, Mali Studio, 1973 (printed 2014) Gelatin silver print...
Malick Sidibéb. 1936, Mali; d. 2016, MaliLes amis à la chaussée, 1976 (printed 2012)Gelatin silver print Malick Sidibé’s photographs capture the vibrancy of post-colonial Bamako, documenting the emerging youth culture and the evolving social landscape of Mali in the 1960s and 1970s. Through works like Studio,...
Malick Sidibéb. 1936, Mali; d. 2016, MaliA couple posing with a motorcycle, ca. 1970 (printed later)Gelatin silver print Malick Sidibé’s photographs capture the vibrancy of post-colonial Bamako, documenting the emerging youth culture and the evolving social landscape of Mali in the 1960s and 1970s. Through works...
George Pembab. 1912, South Africa; d. 2001, South Africa)Gossipers, n.d.Oil on board...
Tracey Rose b. 1974, South AfricaThe Black Paintings: Dead White Man, 2012Single-channel video projection13 minutes...
Mikhael Subotzkyb. 1981, South AfricaSamuel (Standing), Vaalkoppies (Beaufort West Rubbish Dump), 2006Lightjet C-print on Fuji CrystalArchive paper39 3⁄8 × 45 5⁄8 inches...