Michael Stevenson presents Zanele Muholi

Innovative Women explores love and sexuality in a solo exhibition of new photographs

Muholi has made headlines in recent weeks following Minister of Arts and Culture Lulu Xingwana’s denunciation of her work on the exhibition Innovative Women as ‘pornographic’, ‘immoral’ and ‘offensive’.

It is precisely such attitudes as Xingwana’s that Muholi aims to counteract, taking a bold activist stance against the stigmatisation of lesbian and gay sexualities as ‘unAfrican’.

Indawo Yami, which means ‘my place’ or ‘my space’, continues to explore the implications of being black and queer through a range of different series and strategies. Being is a continuation of ongoing work that focuses on a quiet and tender celebration of love within the homosexual community, whether between lovers, friends or mothers and sons.

Muholi will give a walkabout of her exhibition in support of the Friends of the South African National Gallery on Friday 23 April at 11am; cost is R20 per person.

The gallery is open from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00pm and Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00.

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