A Lioness in Paris

The Maison Européenne de la Photographie inaugurates the first French retrospective of South African visual activist Zanele Muholi. The exhibition centers on a body of work that recounts civic battles waged by the black LGBTQIA+ community.

When Zanele Muholi, a non-binary* activist artist, began their work in 2004, their country had entered a new era of transition that raised new hopes marred violence. The election of Nelson Mandela as South Africa’s first black president ten years ear...

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