Nandipha Mntambo; Swazi 1982-; Quiet Acts of Affection (A) ,2012
Provenance : Acquired from the artist by the current owners, 2012. Property of Collectors.
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Literature : Sophie Perryer (ed) (2011) Nandipha Mntambo, exhibition catalogue, Cape Town: Michael Stevenson in association with Standard Bank, another example from the edition illustrated in colour on page 98 and 102 with the title ′Actos de fé que estão entre mãe e′
Notes : Nandipha Mntambo was born in Swaziland in 1982. She works between Cape Town and Johannesburg. Mntambo obtained her Master's in Fine Arts from the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. In 2011, Mntambo was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist Award. She has had several solo shows in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Europe, with her work being included in many group shows locally and internationally. Mntambo works in sculpture, video, printmaking, performance, and photography. She is well known for her sculptural works in cowhide, which interrogate the form of gender in representation and the similarities and differences between humans and animals.
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