Esther Mahlangu: how the famous South African artist keeps her Ndebele culture alive © Copyright (c) Daily Maverick , All Rights Reserved
Esther Mahlangu’s retrospective of her world famous art was first shown in Cape Town and has now opened in Johannesburg. The 89-year-old South African visual artist is best known for her colourful large-scale murals in the traditional patterns and colours of the Ndebele people of South Africa – once famously displayed on a BMW as part of a global advertising campaign. But how is she regarded by her people and what does her work represent? We asked Sifiso Ndlovu, an expert in the art and identity of the Ndebele people, to tell us more.
