Zanele Muholi, Q134394756

Zanele Muholi

South African · b. 1972 · Photographer

Zanele Muholi is a South African artist and visual activist working in photography, video, and installation. Muholi's work focuses on race, gender and sexuality with a body of… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Zanele Muholi, Zodwa, Paris from Somnyama Ngonyama, 2014, Gelatin silver print, mountedZodwa, Paris from Somnyama NgonyamaPhillips · £35,000≈ $44,580≈ €38,318Sign up to see
  2. Zanele Muholi, Alakhe, 2021, acrylic on canvasAlakhePhillips · £35,280≈ $43,024≈ €40,901Sign up to see
  3. Zanele Muholi, Sindile II, Room 206 Fjord Hotel, Berlin from Somnyama Ngonyama, 2017, Gelatin silver print, mountedSindile II, Room 206 Fjord Hotel, Berlin from Somnyama NgonyamaPhillips · £30,480≈ $37,935≈ €35,099Sign up to see

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Zanele Muholi is a South African artist and visual activist working in photography, video, and installation. Muholi's work focuses on race, gender and sexuality with a body of work that dates back to the early 2000s, documenting and celebrating the lives of South Africa's Black lesbian, gay, transgender, and intersex communities. Muholi is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, explaining that "I'm just human".

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Born 1972, UmlaziOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q146776 ↗ULAN 500356089 ↗Museum works 1

In the collections of

Art Institute of ChicagoHessel Museum of ArtMinneapolis Institute of ArtMuseum ArnhemMuseum of Modern ArtNational Gallery of CanadaNational Gallery of VictoriaSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtStedelijk Museum AmsterdamStudio Museum in HarlemThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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