iNgqikithi yokuPhica / Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa

Name: iNgqikithi yokuPhica / Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa
Start: 2024-11-17T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-11-17T23:59:59-07:00
Location: Museum of International Folk Art

November 17, 2024 - November 17, 2025

Museum of International Folk Art

November 17, 2024 – November 17, 2025. Santa Fe, New Mexico

Foregrounding artists’ voices, Weaving Meanings shares histories of the wire medium in South Africa, from the 16th century uses as currency to the dazzling artworks wire weavers create today. From beer pot lids (izimbenge) to platters and plates, from vessels to sculptural assemblages, works in the exhibition speak to the continued development and significance of this artistic tradition, both locally in KwaZulu-Natal and to global markets and audiences. This is the first major exhibition in North America of telephone wire art, curated in consultation with Indigenous Knowledge experts in broader Nguni and specific Zulu cultures.

Image: Telephone wire plate by Ntombifuthi (Magwaza) Sibiya, 515 x 425 mm. Museum of International Folk Art. Photo by Andrew Cerino.

Details

Start:: November 17, 2024
End:: November 17
Event Categories:: Global Textile Event, Global Textile Events
Website:: https://www.internationalfolkart.org/exhibition/5554/ingqikithi-yokuphica-weaving-meanings-telephone-wire-art-from-south-africa

Venue

: Museum of International Folk Art
: Santa Fe, New Mexico + Google Map
: View Venue Website

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