Featuring an in-depth interview with curator Nkule Mabaso, with contributions from ICA Director, Jay Pather, Wits academic Samuel Ravengai and founder of the Moving Stories Theatre Organisation, Aphiwe Mpahleni, the focus was to explore a lesser-known facet of Mabaso's diverse practice: her experience creating and curating performative interventions and installations that probe the politics of hair and beauty. In particular, we dive into her 2012-2013 performance, The Black Threat, a collaboration with artist Maninzi Kwatshube, starting with a walk-through of Cape Town’s CBD to revisit the site where the work entered into the public life of the city in March of 2013.
About Nkule Mabaso
Nkule Mabaso, an artist and curator with a Masters in Curating from the Zurich University of the Arts, is best known as a visual art curator. This includes her role as Curator of UCT's Michaelis Galleries – where she curates and coordinates exhibitions, talks and symposiums – as well as major independent projects like the South African pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which she co-curated with Dr Nomusa Makhubu in 2019.
