"Looking Towards Freedom" private viewing
Artists, curators, and art lovers gathered in London for a private viewing of the Looking Towards Freedom exhibition featuring a showcase of women artists from Africa. The viewing was held on October 8th at Maison Pan in London and followed by a cocktail event. Looking Towards Freedom features artwork by modernist pioneers like Irma Stern, Ruth Everard-Haden, Maggie Laubser and Gladys Mgudlandlu, with later 20th century innovators Esther Mahlangu, Judith Mason, and Penny Siopis. Other artists featured in the exhibition are Maggie Laubser, Bertha Everard, Gladys Mgudlandlu and Bertina Lopes as well as contemporary artists, Kate Gottgens, Georgina Gratrix, Turiya Magadlela, Mary Sibande, Lisa Brice, Amanda Mushate and Helent Teede.