Award-winning South African artist Mikhael Subotzky (b. 1981, Cape Town) is currently based in Johannesburg. Renowned for his unflinching portrayals, Subotzky’s work probes the realities of social exclusion, incarceration, and structural inequality in post-apartheid South Africa.
These themes are powerfully reflected in the following pieces:
“In a country that has been institutionally unequal for so long, particularly along racial lines, we are rightly very sensitive to many forms of inequality that still exist. For that reason, the sight of a black doctor treating the eye problems of a white patient is just as poignant as the sight of school children who were born after democracy, visiting and learning about the symbol of Apartheid oppression – Robben Island,” (Mikhael Subotzky, BBC.com)
Mikhael Subotzky. Goodman Gallery exhibition. 2010.
Mikhael Subotzky. Pasvang, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison. 2004. Saatchi Gallery exhibition.
Subotzky’s Retinal Shift. Maplank and Naomi, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, 2004. SubotzkyStudio.com.
Mikhael Subotzky. Kwabla and Yaovi Ahotor (0440), 2007. Goodman Gallery exhibition.
Mikhael Subotzky. Playing With Plastic, Toekomsrus, Beaufort. 2007. Saatchi Gallery exhibition.
Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse. Untitled III, Ponte City, Johannesburg (0339), 2008. Goodman Gallery exhibition.
Mikhael Subotzky Sunday Service collection. Beaufort West Prison, 2006.
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