A LABOUR OF LOVE – Weltkulturen Museum

A LABOUR OF LOVE curated by Gabi Ngcobo andYvette Mutumba presents more than 150 works from the Weltkulturen Museum’s collection, produced in the 1980s by black South African artists, together with twenty new artistic productions by Sam Nhlengethwa,Gabi Ngcobo and art students from Johannesburg, specifically created for this exhibition.

The exhibition focuses on a key part of the Weltkulturen Museum’s contemporary art collection: 600 works from South Africa which the museum acquired in 1986. These works were all produced by black artists, including internationally renowned figures such as Peter Clarke, Lionel Davis, David Koloane and Sam Nhlengethwa.

On view now:

Sam Nhlengethwa, Net Blankes, 2015, Mixed Media, 70 × 90 cm, Weltkulturen Museum, Photo: Wolfgang Günzel

Exhibition view: A LABOUR OF LOVE 2015. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel

Peter Clarke, Wanted, 1978. Collection Weltkulturen Museum, Photo: Wolfgang Günzel

Sam Nhlengethwa printmaking at Städelschule, July 2015. Photo: Weltkulturen Museum

Installation view: Michelle Monareng, A LABOUR OF LOVE, Weltkulturen Museum, 2015, Photo: Wolfgang Günzel

Exhibition view: A LABOUR OF LOVE 2015. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel

Nathaniel Sheppard, Ke Dezemba Boss, 2015, Linocut on paper, 103 × 88 cm, artist's collection, Weltkulturen Museum, Photo: Wolfgang Günzel

Gabi Ngcobo. A LABOUR OF LOVE. Weltkulturen Museum 2015. Photo: Wolfgang Günzel

Chad Cordeiro Untitled, 2015, Linocut on paper, 93 x 86 cm, artist’s collection, Weltkulturen Museum, Photo: Wolfgang Günzel