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Queering the Gaze: Photography Exhibition by Mikael Owunna & Zanele Muholi

Explore powerful visuals by Muholi and Owunna that redefine narratives of Afro and Afro-diasporic LGBTIQ+ identities.

Delve into 'Queering the Gaze', an impactful photography exhibition. It presented works by Zanele Muholi and Mikael Owunna, focusing on the stories and identities of Afro and Afro-diasporic LGBTIQ+ individuals. This collection aimed to foster positive visualizations and rewrite often-ignored black queer history through compelling artistry.

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Exhibition summary

Queering the Gaze was an exhibition presenting select photographs by Zanele Muholi and Mikael Owunna that address the stories and identities of Afro and Afro-diasporic LGBTIQ+ individuals. The artists aimed to create positive visualizations of African LGBTIQ+ people to rewrite an ignored black queer history.

Curatorial context

This exhibition, 'Queering the Gaze', featured select photographs by Zanele Muholi and Mikael Owunna. The artists' work focused on addressing the narratives and identities of LGBTIQ+ individuals within African and Afro-diasporic communities. Through their photographic practice, Muholi and Owunna sought to create positive and affirming visualizations of African LGBTIQ+ experiences. Their intention was to actively rewrite a black queer history that has often been marginalized or overlooked. The flyer indicates that the opening of the exhibition and an artist talk took place on June 26th, 2018, in Berlin, organized by alpha nova & galerie futura.

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The provided text is a flyer for the opening of the exhibition and an artist talk, which took place on June 26th, 2018. Specific ticketing information beyond the event date and location is not detailed on this page.

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Venue
The Black Archives
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Jun 26, 2018 – Jun 26, 2018
Artist line / attribution
Featuring select photographs by Zanele Muholi and Mikael Owunna.
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