The exhibition “Metal of Honor: Gold from Simone Martini to Contemporary Art” confirms that “art is art, no matter what the period, and the juxtaposition of old and new creates illuminating reflections and reverberations,” writes critic Lloyd Schwartz.
Sir Zanele Muholi has been documenting queer and trans people in South Africa for decades with the aim of celebrating life, joy and the beauty of the community. An exhibit at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston that focuses on work by Muholi is being shown across the country and world this spring. Jared Bowen of GBH Boston reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."
For nearly 20 years, Muholi has been photographing LGBTQ+ people in South Africa. Their work is now on view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the exhibition, "Being Muholi: Portraits as Resistance."