Standard Bank Young Artist Award 2009: Nicholas Hlobo

Hlobo draws strongly on his Xhosa heritage in his work, invoking the rich idioms of the Xhosa language and exploring how traditions evolve in changing times. Of equal interest to Hlobo is his own sexual identity, and his place as a gay man within Xhosa culture. Where his previous shows have looked at ideas surrounding birth and sex, in this exhibition Hlobo takes as his theme the rituals that accompany the transition from youth to adulthood. Softcover. English. Michael Stevenson. 2009. ISBN: 0620441356. 108pp. Good condition in softcover, spine is loose, almost intentionally. Book No: 2501922