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Blessing Ngobeni

South African 1985- 


Blessing Ngobeni was born in the small rural town of Tzaneen, Limpopo. At the age of ten he moved to Johannesburg where, after a tumultuous decade, he entered the contemporary art scene. Bringing with him a unique style and a critique of political regimes, Ngobeni has made the corruption, incompetence, and duplicity of the current South African ruling elite the subject of his work. Ngobeni has received many accolades on his artistic merit, most notably the Reinhold Cassirer Award (2011); the Impact Award, Arts and Culture Trust (2013); the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans (2013); and the Standard Bank Young Artist Award (2020). Ngobeni has held numerous solo exhibitions both locally and abroad and enjoys regular appearances at the Johannesburg and Cape Town Art Fairs. His artworks have been featured internationally at the EXPO Chicago (2017 and 2018) and PULSE Miami Beach (2018), both in the United States. The Blessing Ngobeni Art Prize – an award that is aimed at assisting young and emerging visual artists – was launched by the artist in 2016.


34 lots offered      58.82% sold      ZAR 1 312 890
 

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Blessing Ngobeni; Untitled
20 Mar 2024
Starting at ZAR 135 000
 
Blessing Ngobeni; Three Red Figures, triptych
19 Mar 2024
Starting at ZAR 140 000
 
Blessing Ngobeni; Democracy You Sucked
12 Feb 2024
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Blessing Ngobeni; The Narcissist
8 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 70 350
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Blessing Ngobeni; Untitled
8 Nov 2023
Unsold
Blessing Ngobeni; Priced Ignorance
6 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 29 313
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Blessing Ngobeni; Decolonizing Elite
6 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 25 795
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Blessing Ngobeni; Figures with Birds
12 Jun 2023
Sold for ZAR 46 900
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Blessing Ngobeni; In Response to Unknown
12 Jun 2023
Sold for ZAR 23 450
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Blessing Ngobeni; Black Rubber I
8 May 2023
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Blessing Ngobeni; Democracy You Sucked
28 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 92 000
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Blessing Ngobeni; Marriage In Blues I
28 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 93 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT