South African artists' portfolio

David Goldblatt, Zanele Muholi and Nandipha Mntambo will grace the DI 2014 stage. Here's a look at their work. Please note: this gallery contains nudity.
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The Troyeville bedtime story, by Johannes Dreyer with Lesley Perkes and friends, Albertina Sisulu Road, Troyeville, Johannesburg. 8 April 2012. Image: David Goldblatt.
The Troyeville bedtime story, by Johannes Dreyer with Lesley Perkes and friends, Albertina Sisulu Road, Troyeville, Johannesburg. 8 April 2012. Image: David Goldblatt.
Man building his house, Marselle Township, Kenton-on-sea. 08 July 1990. Image: David Goldblatt.
Man building his house, Marselle Township, Kenton-on-sea. 08 July 1990. Image: David Goldblatt.
Memorial to sister Mary Aidan Quinlan who was murdered and perhaps partially cannibalised on November 9 1952 by a mob in the community that she had devotedly served as a medical doctor. Catholic Church, Duncan Village. 13 October 2013. Image: David Goldblatt.
Memorial to sister Mary Aidan Quinlan who was murdered and perhaps partially cannibalised on November 9 1952 by a mob in the community that she had devotedly served as a medical doctor. Catholic Church, Duncan Village. 13 October 2013. Image: David Goldblatt.
Cafe-de-Move-On, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Image: David Goldblatt.
Cafe-de-Move-On, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Image: David Goldblatt.
Kite flying near Phuthaditjhaba, Qwa Qwa. 1 May 1989. Image: David Goldblatt.
Kite flying near Phuthaditjhaba, Qwa Qwa. 1 May 1989. Image: David Goldblatt.
The Frock, Bucklands, Northern Cape. 26 December 1988. Image: David Goldblatt.
The Frock, Bucklands, Northern Cape. 26 December 1988. Image: David Goldblatt.
Mini and Le Sishi Glebelands, Durban, Jan. 2010. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Mini and Le Sishi Glebelands, Durban, Jan. 2010. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Mini Mbatha Durban, Glebelands, Jan. 2010. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Mini Mbatha Durban, Glebelands, Jan. 2010.Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Ms Le Sishi I Glebelands, Durban, Jan. 2010. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Ms Le Sishi I Glebelands, Durban, Jan. 2010. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Caitlin and I, Boston, USA, 2009. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Caitlin and I, Boston, USA, 2009. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Caitlin and I, Boston, USA, 2009. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Caitlin and I, Boston, USA, 2009. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Caitlin and I, Boston, USA, 2009. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Caitlin and I, Boston, USA, 2009. Images courtesy of Zanele Muholi and Stevenson Johannesburg/Cape Town
Nandipha Mntambo Inkunzi Emnyama 2009 Diptych. Image: Tony Meintjies
Nandipha Mntambo Inkunzi Emnyama 2009 Diptych. Image: Tony Meintjies
Nandipha Mntambo Inkunzi Emnyama 2009 Diptych. Image: Tony Meintjies
Nandipha Mntambo Inkunzi Emnyama 2009 Diptych. Image: Tony Meintjies
Nandipha Mntambo Narcissus 2009 Photographic composite: Tony Meintjes
Nandipha Mntambo Narcissus 2009 Photographic composite: Tony Meintjes
Nandipha Mntambo Praça de Touros I 2008.
Nandipha Mntambo Praça de Touros I 2008.
Nandipha Mntambo Praça de Touros II 2008
Nandipha Mntambo Praça de Touros II 2008
Nandipha Mntambo Praça de Touros III 2008
Nandipha Mntambo Praça de Touros III 2008
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Three of South Africa's most renowned photographers and visual artists will grace the stage at Design Indaba Conference 2014.

Nandipha Mntambo is a South African artist and 2011 winner of the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art. 

David Goldblatt is a South African photographer and the first South African to be given a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. During his almost 50 years as a photographer he was won numerous honours and awards including the 2006 Hasselblad award, the 2009 Henri Cartier-Bresson Award and the 2013 ICP Infinity Award. 

Zanele Muholi is a visual activist raising awareness around gender, race and human rights. In 2013 she won the Index on Censorship – Freedom of Expression arts award, the Fine Prize for an emerging artist at the 2013 Carnegie International and the Prince Claus Award, as one of eleven 2013 Prince Claus Laureates.

These three phenomenal artists will be part of the programme of Design Indaba Conference 2014. 

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State of the Art ft. Athi-Patra Ruga, Nandipha Mntambo and Zanele Muholi
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Three contemporary South African artists share the intensely personal visions that come to life in their work, alongside top curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.>