Zeitz MOCAA is eager to bring artists and art aficionados the best of contemporary art – opening up a space for conversations, debates and storytelling. Earlier this year, the museum announced the opening of its long-anticipated Tracey Rose retrospective titled Shooting Down Babylon, proudly supported by Ammodo, an organisation that initiates, supports and develops ground-breaking art and science projects. The opening includes a public event limited to 200 FREE tickets, with special performances taking place at regular intervals.
“Very few artists have the genius and thematic agility that South African-born Tracey Rose has. She is able to probe pertinent issues in ways that are sometimes satirical, paradoxical and multifarious all at the same time,” says Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator at Zeitz MOCAA. “Her profound visual lexicon, whose complexities reflect our current time, will be highlighted at Zeitz MOCAA across three floors in an exhibition that celebrates her contribution to the canons in art.”
A few days ahead of the opening of Rose’s show, the museum also welcomes a large-scale, inflatable sculpture installation by South African artist Goldendean. Titled Soft Vxnxs, visitors are encouraged to touch or embrace the work. By doing so, the artist asks visitors to question who or what is entitled to take up space, addressing the personal and political of hypervisibility: being visible (as a fat, queer, white, trans body) and invisible and unimportant at the same time (as a fat, queer, white, trans body).
“We cannot have hoped for a better time to unveil these artists’ works, which are pertinent to promoting narratives that are important to the building of communities,” adds Kouoh.
Soft Vxnxs by Goldendean opens on Tuesday, 15 February in the Zeitz MOCAA Atrium and Shooting Down Babylon by Tracey Rose opens on Friday, 18 February 2022 on Levels 0, 2 and 3 of Zeitz MOCAA. Due to the graphic content of the latter exhibition, which some viewers may find disturbing, viewer discretion is advised. Shooting Down Babylon is not recommended for persons younger than 16.
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