Acclaimed South African artist Dr Esther Mahlangu will visit Cape Town to attend a programme of exhibition openings, as well as the unveiling of the Mahlangu Rolls-Royce Phantom.
A disruptor and visionary from an early age, Dr Mahlangu was the first person to reimagine Ndebele design on contemporary mediums and has painted anything from planes, cars, motorbikes and bicycles to skateboard decks, war helmets, canvas and walls in an illustrious career that spans three decades.
The Mahlangu Rolls-Royce Phantom
At 84 years of age, Dr Esther Mahlangu achieves another impressive milestone by becoming the first South African to be commissioned to paint an artwork for a Rolls-Royce Phantom.
Each Phantom is designed with a ‘Gallery’, a glass box inserted into the dash board, which allows the owner to personalise their vehicle.
The Mahlangu version will be unveiled to the media and VIPs on 12 February 2020 at The Melrose Gallery Cape Town and can be viewed from 13 to 16 February at One&Only Cape Town.
Announcing the Retrospective
Nontobeko Ntombela and Nkule Mabasa have been appointed to curate Dr Mahlangu’s Retrospective exhibition which is set to launch in South Africa in 2022 before it begins a tour of respected international museums from 2023.
The exhibition will narrate Dr Mahlangu’s fascinating life story and will explore her practice and valuable contribution to contemporary art over 3 decades.
Solo exhibition Esther Mahlangu Disrupting Patterns
Esther Mahlangu Disrupting Patterns is a captivating solo exhibition showcasing a strong selection of paintings that explore the bold, geometric, abstract patterns for which she has become so globally acclaimed.
The exhibition opens on 12 February and runs until 31 March 2020 and is open to the public.
Many experts feel that no important Pan African Contemporary Art Collection can be considered complete without one of Dr Mahlangu’s artworks and this exhibition is a must see of the 2020 art calendar.
Norval Museum
A unique artwork created by Dr Mahlangu’s painting on a war helmet is included in the exhibition Collector’s Focus V – Courage is as Contagious as Fear Selected Works from the Hoosein Mahomed Collection, which is to run at the Norval Museum.
The exhibition opens on 8 February and runs until 21 April 2020.
Many experts feel that no important Pan African art collection can be considered complete without one of Dr Mahlangu’s artworks.
Who: Artist Esther Mahlangu 2020
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