Kunsthaus Göttingen, Diary entries - Solo Exhibition
with santu mofokeng and william kentridge
19 February — 1 May 2022
Kunsthaus Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
The art of South Africa has been undergoing a major transformation in recent decades – due to the transition from an authoritarian apartheid regime to a democracy elected in 1994. With works by Santu Mofokeng, William Kentridge as well as Banele Khoza, the exhibition at the Kunsthaus provides revealing insights into the various facets of current South African art.
— Kunsthaus Göttingen, February 2022. Curated by Joshua Chuang.
The complex inner workings of romantic desire and the expansion of the concept of masculinity are the subject of Banele Khoza’s artistic exploration. Born in Swaziland in 1994, the artist now works in Johannesburg, where in 2018 he founded BKhz – an amalgamation of open studio, project space and gallery – where he is joined by other artists* of his generation. Works on paper in washed-out, bright or somber colors characterize Khoza’s figurative to abstract visual language.
The figures in his works not only reflect the artist’s longings, but also mark a search for interpersonal presence and intimacy in an age increasingly shaped by social media. The exhibition on view at Kunsthaus Göttingen is the first survey of Khoza’s work to be shown in an exhibition house outside the African continent. It thus provides an insight into the young generation of the South African art scene.
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