Nicholas Hlobo is an artist who wears several layers of identity — “Xhosa, gay, South African but ... This transformation finds echoes in Hlobo’s art, which is full of repurposing.

In an exclusive interview with Art21 made as part of the Extended Play series, Hlobo describes his process of creating work, often using specific Xhosa words ... Art21’s Art in the Twenty- ...

“It was a life-changing experience,” he told Rolling Stone. During the trip, Coogler befriended a hotel employee, who invited Coogler to his hometown of Gugulethu, which was full of Xhosa ...

Interestingly, Pemba painted a portrait of another prominent Xhosa intellectual in the 1970s, completing The Rev. John Knox Bokwe (late) in 1978. This painting was sold by Aspire Art in October ...

She has left behind a rich legacy of Xhosa music, heritage and history. She also taught and nurtured a new generation of bow players, reinvigorating an art that was dying. The iconic South African ...

His designs have been showcased at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and he's a regular ... the Eye on Africa studio to talk about weaving Xhosa tradition with the avant garde and how African ...