Vile, Gothenburg, SwedenZanele Muholi · 2015

  • Painting mediumBlack and White Photography
  • Medium typePhoto
  • Art movementContemporary Realism
  • Creation date2015
  • Art periodContemporary
  • Dimensions300.0 x 248.0 cm
  • MuseumBiennale of Sydney

Zanele Muholi (1972 –)

Zanele Muholi (b. 1972) is a South African visual activist & photographer powerfully documenting Black LGBTQI+ lives, challenging norms of race, gender, and sexuality through intimate portraits.

Biennale of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)

As Australia's premier contemporary art festival, the Biennale of Sydney offers transformative thematic exhibitions across iconic city venues that provoke critical reflection, inviting you to explore global artistic innovation.

“I am producing this photographic document to encourage people to be brave enough to occupy space, brave enough to create without fear of being vilified ... To teach people about our history, to re-think what history is all about, to re-claim it for ourselves, to encourage people to use artistic tools such as cameras as weapons to fight back …forcing the viewer to question their desire to gaze at images of my black figure.

About this artwork

  • Title: Vile, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Artist: Zanele Muholi
  • Year: 2015
  • Original dimensions: 300.0 x 248.0 cm
  • Format: Portrait
  • Copyright status: Under copyright
  • Where to see it: Biennale of Sydney
  • Medium type: Photo
  • Corpus context: artist’s legacy, lgbtqi+identity
  • Purpose: Accent

Quick Facts

  • Title: Vile, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Dimensions: 300 x 248 cm
  • Year: 2015
  • Notable elements or techniques: Large-scale print, high contrast
  • Subject or theme: Identity, representation, and performance
  • Artistic style: Documentary-like, highly stylized

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"Vile, Gothenburg, Sweden" by Zanele Muholi was created in 2015.

At what age did Zanele Muholi make "Vile, Gothenburg, Sweden"?

Zanele Muholi was 43 years old when creating "Vile, Gothenburg, Sweden" in 2015. The age is computed from the artist's birth year, 1972.

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Zanele Muholi made "Vile, Gothenburg, Sweden" in 2015.

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