Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse (b.1981, South Africa)
Combining photography, historical archives, found objects, and interviews, the work spans the pre-history of the building, its spectacular decline, and recent attempts at its transformation. The building is cast as the central character in a tangled narrative which reflects Johannesburg’s magnetic pull on the social and mythical lives of those who come to this place from all over the country and all over the continent.
Mikhael Subotzky’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. He was included in New Photography 2008: Josephine Meckseper and Mikhael Subotzky at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and his first monograph, Beaufort West, was published the same year. He received the 2009 Oskar Barnack Award, the 2008 W. Eugene Smith Memorial Grant, and the 2008 ICP Infinity Award (Young Photographer). This is his fifth solo exhibition with Goodman Gallery.
artworks in collection
David Goldblatt
—b.1930, South Africa
1 WorkDavid Goldblatt
Isabelle Grobler
—b.1982, South Africa
3 WorksIsabelle Grobler
Pieter Hugo
—b.1976, South Africa
1 WorkPieter Hugo
Igshaan Adams
—b. 1982, Cape Town
1 WorkIgshaan Adams
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
—b.1965, Porto-Novo, Benin
2 WorksLeonce Raphael Agbodjelou
Kader Attia
—b.1970, France
1 WorkKader Attia
Armand Boua
—b.1978, Ivory Coast
2 WorksArmand Boua
Kudzanai Chiurai
—b.1981, Zimbabwe
1 WorkKudzanai Chiurai
Mounir Fatmi
—b.1970, Morocco
1 WorkMounir Fatmi
David Goldblatt
—b.1930, South Africa
1 WorkDavid Goldblatt
Isabelle Grobler
—b.1982, South Africa
3 WorksIsabelle Grobler
Daniel Halter
—b.1977, Zimbabwe
1 WorkDaniel Halter
Pieter Hugo
—b.1976, South Africa
1 WorkPieter Hugo
Mario Macilau
—b.1984, Mozambique
1 WorkMario Macilau
Turiya Magadlela
—b.1978, Johannesburg
3 WorksTuriya Magadlela
Aime Mpane
—b.1968, Congo
1 WorkAime Mpane
Terrence Musekiwa
—b.1990, Zimbabwe
6 WorksTerrence Musekiwa
Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo
—b.1981, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 WorksVitshois Mwilambwe Bondo
Athi-Patra Ruga
—b.1984, South Africa
1 WorkAthi-Patra Ruga
Duhirwe Rushemeza
—b.1977, Rwanda
4 WorksDuhirwe Rushemeza
Pascale Marthine Tayou
—b.1966, Cameroon
1 WorkPascale Marthine Tayou