Moshekwa Langa
Moshekwa Langa | |
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| Born | 1975 Bakenberg, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten |
Moshekwa Langa (born 1975) is a South African visual artist whose work includes painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, video, and photography.[1]
Biography[]
Moshekwa Langa was born in South Africa in 1975. He began studying art history around the age of 15, which made him want to become an artist. Some time after high school, he came to view making art as an opportunity to become part of an "ongoing story."[2] He studied at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (the State Academy of Fine Arts) in Amsterdam.[3]
Career[]
Langa has said about his work, "If I had to explain what I do to someone, I would say I make kind of dreamscapes…I try to record aspects of waking and sleeping time."[4] One critic said his work "has interrogated land and public and personal politics through the mapping of territory and cultural environments."[5]
Selected Solo Exhibitions[]
- 2013. Counterpoints. Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois.[6]
- 2017. Fugitive. Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.[5]
- 2018. Relatives. Blain Southern Gallery, London, United Kingdom.[4]
- 2019. Tropic of Capricorn. Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.[7]
Selected Group Exhibitions[]
- 1999. Generation Z. Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York.[8]
- 2002. The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa, 1945–1994.Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York.[8]
- 2003. How Latitudes Become Forms: Art in a Global Age. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.[9]
- 2011. Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to Now. Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York.[8]
References[]
- ^ Haye, Christian. "On Moshekwa Langa". Revista Atlantica. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "Moshekwa Langa at Fondation Louis Vuitton". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "MOSHEKWA LANGA". Stevenson. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Relatives". Wall Street International Magazine. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Moshekwa Langa: Fugitive". Contemporary And. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "COUNTERPOINTS / MOSHEKWA LANGA: MOGALAKWENA". University of Illinois. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Moloi, Nkgopoleng (2019-12-13). "Dust, beauty and geography combine in Moshekwa Langa's Tropic of Capricorn". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Moshekwa Langa". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "Artist Interview: Moshekwa Langa". Walker Art Center. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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