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By Madeleine Muzdakis on February 25, 2021 Infrared photography used on Edvard Munch's “The Scream” at the National Museum of Norway. (Photo: Annar Bjorgli/The National Museum) Etched into the paint of one of the most famous paintings in the world, a haunting eight-word sentence has been a mystery to art historians for over a century. In 1904, a Danish art critic peering at Edvard Munch‘s The Scream noticed graffiti along the rolling clouds of the blood-red sunset. The sentence reads, “Can only ha...

Zanele Muholi at Tate Modern  South African artist Muholi first reached acclaim in the early 2000s with photographs that told powerful visual stories of black lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex lives in their native country. Through 260 photographs, the artist and visual activist’s first major UK survey at Tate Modern spans the full breadth of their practice to date, ranging from their first series, Only Half the Picture, to the ongoing Somnyama Ngonyama. Through brave, poignant, empowering and often-tender portraits, Muholi has become recognised as one of the most celebra...