Symposium + Book Launch – ‘SURVEY: Image as History / History as Image’

Zeitz MOCAA presents SURVEY, a one-day symposium centering the work of Nigerian-British artist, Mary Evans and South African painter, Johannes Phokela; following and in the context of their solo exhibitions titled: 'GILT' and 'Only Sun in The Sky Knows How I Feel – (A Lucid Dream)', that took place at the museum in 2023 and 2021 respectively. This moment will further reflect on the ideas, subject matter and intentions in their work while exploring the uses and impact of museum survey exhibitions in bringing focused attention and criticality to the practices of important artists from Africa and its diaspora, culminating in the launch of their respective monographs, published by Zeitz MOCAA.