Art21 proudly presents an artist segment, featuring Zanele Muholi, from the "Johannesburg" episode in the ninth season of the "Art in the Twenty-First Century" series.

"Johannesburg" premiered in September 2018 on PBS. Watch now on PBS and the PBS Video app: https://www.pbs.org/video/san-francisco-bay-area-myw92l/

Joyful and courageous, Zanele Muholi photographs Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex individuals in South Africa, driven by an intense dedication to increasing the visibility of one of the country’s most vulnerable communities. The artist shares the personal motivations behind an ongoing self-portrait series that allows them to own their voice, identity, and history as a queer Zulu person. From a portrait session in the Johannesburg townships to a gallery opening in Cape Town, Muholi photographs LGBTI individuals, in the hopes of eradicating the stigma and violence that has pervaded queer communities in South Africa.

Zanele Muholi was born in Umlazi, a township southwest of Durban, South Africa, in 1972. Muholi creates work that asserts the presence of South Africa’s historically marginalized and discriminated LGBTI community. Muholi self-identifies as a visual activist, driven by a dedication to owning their voice, identity, and history and providing space for others in their community to do the same.

Learn more about the artist at:
https://art21.org/artist/zanele-muholi/

CREDITS | Executive Producer: Tina Kukielski. Series Producer: Nick Ravich. Director & Producer: Ian Forster. Editor: Morgan Riles. Director of Photography: Motheo Moeng (SASC).

Field Producer: Jason Hoff & Thuli Lote. Production Coordinator: Ife Adelona. Curatorial Assistant: Danielle Brock.

Title Sequence & Typography: Afternoon Inc. Composer: Joel Pickard. Narration: Carrie Mae Weems. Additional Photography: Jarred Alterman, Dominic Egan, Natalie Haarhof, Marco King, Lawrence Marais, John Marton, Jabulani Mdlalose, Larry Rochefort, Rafael Salazar, Katlego Shibambo, & Fredrik Streiffert. Assistant Camera: Pierre-Henri Debies, Aurélie Gélibert, Culize Heyns, Ben Marcus, Nkateko Ngomane, Matome Thomo, & Loveson Xaba. Sound: Warren Frense, Chris Mayer-Hohdahl, Nathan Medcalf, Austin Plocher, Ruan van Tonder, & Ava Wiland. Production Assistant & Driver: Sebastian Bailey, Adam Dietrich, Mike Phokontsi, & Sunny Sekopane. Security: Clinton Merber & Paul Nel.

Digital Intermediate: Blue Table Post. Post-Production Producer: Oliver Lief. Colorist: Natacha Ikoli. Re-Recording Mixer & Dialogue Editor: Rich Cutler. Additional Animation: Andy Cahill. Assistant Editor: Caroline Berler, Adam Boese, Maya Elany, & Jonah Greenstein. Technical Evaluation: Pillar To Post. Translation: Bangula Lingo Centre.

Artwork Courtesy: David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, Robin Rhode, Goodman Gallery, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Marian Goodman Gallery, Stevenson Gallery, & Yancey Richardson. Archival Materials: ArtReview; Paula Court; “Goldblatt” by Daniel Zimbler, Courtesy of Goodman Gallery; Inkanyiso; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; John Kennard; Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division; New Tradition; Performa; Pond5; & Paul Weinberg. Additional Music: Yesway.

Additional Art21 Staff: Maggie Albert, Lindsey Davis, Lolita Fierro, Joe Fusaro, & Jonathan Munar. Interns: Diane Huerta, Esther Knuth, Sunny Leerasanthanah, & Kristopher Neira. Public Relations: Sutton. Station Relations: De Shields Associates, Inc. Legal Counsel: Barbara T. Hoffman, Esq.

Special Thanks: The Art21 Board of Trustees, Noreen Ahmad, Federica Angelucci, Sébastien Bizet, Joost Bosland, Centre Pompidou, Sinazo Chiya, Rebekah Chozick, Jessie Cohen, Liza Essers, Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, Fondation Louis Vuitton, The French Institute of South Africa, Damon Garstang, Roselee Goldberg, Lily Goldblatt, Maaike Gouwenberg, Benjamin Ambrosius Heinz, Deslynne Hill, Joburg Art Fair, Bob Kalas, William Kentridge, Karolina Lewandowska, Market Photo Workshop, Nthabiseng Mokoena, Marta de Movellan, Etienne Naude, Sisipho Ngodwana, Esa Nickle, Performa, Job Piston, Pollack’s Bottle Store, Pulp Films, Jean-François Quemin, Zakara Raitt, Sara Roffino, Angéline Scherf, Nicole Siegenthaler, Hank Willis Thomas, Uppsala Art Museum, & Elodie Vincent.

Series Created By: Susan Dowling & Susan Sollins.

Dedicated to David Goldblatt.

Major support for Season 9 is provided by National Endowment for the Arts, PBS, Lambent Foundation, Agnes Gund, Ford Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Toby Devan Lewis, Nion McEvoy, and The Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation.

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