Exhibition

Reflections of Apollo

14 Feb 2024 – 25 Feb 2024

Regular hours

Wednesday
09:00 – 17:00
Thursday
09:00 – 17:00
Friday
09:00 – 18:00
Saturday
09:00 – 16:00
Sunday
09:00 – 15:00
Tuesday
09:00 – 17:00

Free admission

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The KwaZulu Natal Society of ArtsYou (KZNSA) in Durban presents Reflections of Apollo, a group exhibition by the ApolloQueerArt Collective.

About

The Apollo Queer Art Collective is an international ensemble of queer visual artists working in varying mediums who have come together to create contemporary art inspired by the Greek god Apollo. Building on the rich cultural significance of Apollo and his association with homosexual aesthetics, they offer a modern perspective of Apollo's story as an analogy for their own lived experiences. Each artist chose a color of the LGBTQ+ flag to use not only as a prominent color to depict our artwork but also to draw inspiration from the associations of that color.
When the collective was founded in 2021, they chose the Olympian deity of Apollo from classical Greek and Roman mythology as he is considered the Patron of the arts, is associated with male idealized beauty standards, and has a history of intimate homosexual relationships. For this project, the collective was interested to see the different interpretations and visual expressions that would arise from a group of artists that reside in different countries if they all used Apollo as a protagonist. The Apollo Queer Art Collective is Michael Biello, Franco Zucchella, Raúl Moya-Mula, Jose Gomez, Peter Garrard, Quinton Lehnert and Daniel Garbade.

Please also join us for a walkabout with the artists on Saturday 17 February at 12h30. The exhibition closes on Sunday 25 February

You find more information about the Collective at:
https://apolloqueerartspace.wordpress.com/

CuratorsToggle

Quinton Lehnert

Exhibiting artistsToggle

Raul Moya Mula

Jose Gomez

Jose Gomez

Franco Zucchella

Daniel Garbade

Daniel Garbade

Peter Garrard

Michael Biello

Quinton Lehnert

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