Episode 56: Zanele Muholi: Visual Activist

An up-close look at queer artist Zenele Muholi’s self-portrait “MaID III, Philadelphia” part of her series of performative images that turns the camera on herself, using her body and face to capture the life of a black lesbian in South Africa.

Zanele Muholi, “MaID III, Philadelphia,” 2018
Image Credit: Yancey Richardson Gallery
http://www.yanceyrichardson.com/

Acknowledgment to authors Alex Pilcher from the Tate Museum and author of “A Queer Little History of Art,” and art historians Tara Burk and Amy Raffe whose writings provided me with relevant resources for this podcast episode.