Nicholas Hlobo creates sculptures and installations from leather, ribbon, rubber and fabric, often stitching materials into forms that suggest bodies, wounds, vessels and cultural memory. Xhosa language and naming are integral to the work.
Sculpture; installation; performance
Artist Films
Nicholas Hlobo in "Johannesburg" - Season 9 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21
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Nicholas Hlobo: Drifting Free | Art21 "Extended Play”
Major Works
- 2011Iimpundulu Zonke Ziyandilandela
- 2008Ingubo Yesizwe
- 2010Tyaphaka
- 2012Balindile I
- 2006Umthubi
- 2012Dubula
- 2000sIsilima
- 2000sNdiyafuna
- 2000s onwardRibbon and Leather Sculptures
- 2000sSewn Rubber Installations
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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