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Award-winning South African artist Mary Sibande has created a new artwork to be auctioned off for charity.The painting will go on auction on November 30 at Gallery MOMO. The oil and acrylic work (whose title means “the gathering”) is on four panels of canvas and it was created by Sibande alongside four young women during a two-and-a-half week workshop.
Proceeds from the auction will go to ActionAid South Africa’s women’s rights work.When we were sharing stories‚ we spoke about what it’s like to be a black woman in South Africa‚” said Sibande. “The women spoke a lot about their gender‚ their sexuality and being unable to express themselves…read more
Images | Katherine Robinson/ ActionAid