Art

Zanele Muholi's powerful portraits are captivating crowds at Venice Biennale

The SA artist is a huge hit at the exhibition, with visitors snapping pictures of themselves in front of her oversized self-portraits saying: 'Look at me, here I am, in front of giant black woman'

04 August 2019 - 00:00 By Emma Jordan

Zanele Muholi's Joburg exhibition at Stevenson art gallery is concurrent to her inclusion in the 58th Venice Biennale...

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