Exhibition
Billie Zangewa: A Quiet Fire
3 Jun 2023 – 9 Sep 2023
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Free admission
Address
- 142-144 Above Bar Street
- Southampton
England - SO14 7DU
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Southampton Central
This summer John Hansard Gallery presents A Quiet Fire, by Malawian artist Billie Zangewa.
About
Featuring a new, panoramic collage made from hand-stitched silk, the exhibition challenges the historical stereotypes used to objectify and exploit Black women. Zangewa’s autobiographical yet universal work contrasts melancholy with hope, strength with disdain, and independence with prejudice.As well as a new commission made especially for the exhibition, also featured are a selection of Zangewa’s earlier works that reflect her practice and experience as a Black woman living in Johannesburg. These early works, described by Zangewa as ‘acts of daily feminism’, show an intimate, confident sense of self and female identity. A Quiet Fire is a visualization of what the female gaze, through self-portraiture, could look like.
The exhibition was initiated by, and is presented in partnership with, Brighton CCA, and is accompanied by a newly commissioned fictional text by author Deesha Philyaw. After John Hansard Gallery, the exhibition will be shown at Tramway in Glasgow.
A Quiet Fire has been made possible through the generous support of Lehmann Maupin Gallery.
In partnership with Brighton CCA.
