Katlego, Johannesburg
Photograph
2010 (printed)
2010 (printed)
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Colour photograph of a young man wearing a white shirt and black tie and cap holding a metal case in his right hand standing in the road.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Digital print in pigment inks on cottn rag paper. |
| Brief description | Photograph, 'Katlego, Johannesburg' from the series 'Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder', by Nontsikelelo 'Lolo' Veleko, South Africa, 2010. |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of a young man wearing a white shirt and black tie and cap holding a metal case in his right hand standing in the road. |
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| Copy number | 1 of 10 |
| Object history | Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder (2003–04) is a portrait series depicting South African street style, which exemplifies Veleko’s confrontation with stereotypes associated with gender and race. Her technique documents how South African urbanites are using fashion to express, construct, and defy representation. The defiant gaze of her sitters suggests comparisons with African studio portrait artists such as Seydou Keïta, Sanlé Sory, and Malick Sidibé. The works were exhibited in the V&As exhibition ‘Figures and Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography’ in 2011, alongside a book published by Steidl. |
| Bibliographic reference | Figures and Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
Germany: Steidl, 2011
Image appears on page 245 |
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| Accession number | E.418-2011 |
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| Record created | August 22, 2011 |
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