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Nomusa Mtshali celebrates queerness in new artwork showcasing in New York
By Entertainment Reporter
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South African contemporary artist Nomusa âMusahâ Mtshali has recently released a selection of new photographic works titled âTitanium eZulwini.â
Mtshaliâs new body of work is on exhibition at Proto Gomez Gallery in New York City.
âTitanium eZulwiniâ is a celebration of gender expression.
Titanium is a persona and a utopia space, where Mtshali makes sense of their own world.
The Durban-born artistâs work explores gender fluidity and queer identity within the context of South African society via the pseudo-persona of Titanium, who lives their life on an imaginary escape planet where gender is non-binary.
Keeping art alive in the city
By Tanya Waterworth
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Durban - The Covid lockdown has had a devastating financial impact on galleries and museums in the city, and they are now trying to re-ignite the sector.
After a widely-shared appeal for funding on Facebook by KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts (KZNSA) Gallery, director Angela Shaw this week said they had a good response.
She said by using a three-pronged approach ‒ on their social media platforms, in their newsletters and in personal letters to members ‒ they had brought in small donations which have so far raised R30 000. They also engaged with companies to donate funding from which a business can benefit in tax, held art sales online and in the gallery, and supported the gallery s well known café in Glenwood.