Johannesburg

Dr Esther Mahlangu 85

Nov 19 - Dec 20 2020       10 High St, Melrose Arch
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This exciting new solo exhibition by the acclaimed Dr Esther Mahlangu is timed to coincide with the artist's 85 birthday and is one of the biggest solo exhibitions the artist has ever hosted in South Africa. Globally celebrated for her bright, bold and utterly distinctive contemporary abstract paintings, Dr Esther Mahlangu is recognised as among South Africa's most important contemporary artists and is widely collected around the world.

A disrupter from an early age, Mahlangu was the first person to reimagine traditional Ndebele design, long used for decorating houses, in entirely new ways. Throughout her seven decades working as an artist Mahlangu has continually developed her highly idiosyncratic art form, finding new ways to present colourful geometrical shapes that sit together in the most perfect symmtery.

In this latest exhibition some of the largest canvases ever created by the artist are on display alongside an entraliling collection of 85 smaller notebook-sized canvases and a brand new series of abstract painting sculptures, an exciting and expressive art form that is entirely new for the artist.  

Complementing the physical gallery exhibition is an excellent online viewing room exhibition where you can read and listen to interviews with the artist.

Date

Venue

Nov 19 2020 - Dec 20 2020
The Melrose Gallery
10 High St, Melrose Arch

Price/Additional Info

Admission free

Website

themelrosegallery.com/ facebook.com/pg/themelrosegallery/
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