South African & International Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Books

Online-Only Auction, 13 - 27 July 2015

Modern and Contemporary multiples & works on paper

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Lot 2
  • Mikhael Subotzky; Encounters: Marico and West Point
  • Mikhael Subotzky; Encounters: Marico and West Point
  • Mikhael Subotzky; Encounters: Marico and West Point
  • Mikhael Subotzky; Encounters: Marico and West Point
  • Mikhael Subotzky; Encounters: Marico and West Point


Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000
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About this Item

South African 1981-
Encounters: Marico and West Point

signed, dated 2005 and numbered 1/9 in pencil in the margin

digital print in pigment inks on cotton rag paper
image size: 100 by 100cm; 127 by 127 by 7cm including frame

Notes

As the 2012 Stadard Bank Young Artist of the Year, Mikhael Subotzky is a rising figure in contemporary South African photography circles. Born in 1981 in Cape Town, South Africa, Subotzky graduated with distinction from the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town.

The history of documentary photography plays a decisive role in Subotzky’s work. At an early age, the artist was exposed to the activist work of his uncle, Gideon Mendel, one of South Africa’s notable “struggle photographers”. Subotsky’s work questions and challenges the post-Apartheid society and presents its protagonaists in a wholly unapologetic way.

Subotsky’s work has been exhibited widely in major galleries and museums. His photographs can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the South African National Gallery (SANG) in Cape Town, and the WITS Art Museum in Johannesburg.

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