From: designboom
Mary Sibande is a South African artist based in Johannesburg. Her recent series ‘Long Live the Dead Queen’ was featured within the city on the side of buildings and other structures as large, photographic murals. The series, like Sibande’s practice as an artist, ‘attempts to critique stereotypical depictions of women, particularly black women in our society’.
In the series black women are depicted wearing extravagant Victorian dresses in vivid hues. The pieces are actually sculptures which Sibande creates and then has photographed. While the murals we displayed in Johannesburg this past Summer, they presented a contrasting perspective to the marketing focused billboards put on display for the Soccer World Cup. Mary Sibande is represented by Gallery Momo.
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