About

For ART X Lagos 2019, Goodman Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new mixed-media works by Sam Nhlengethwa. The works pay tribute to the late great musician Fela Kuti, juxtaposing images of him beside South African jazz legends Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela. The works are rendered in Nhlengethwa’s signature painting and collage style.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Sam Nhlengethwa was born in the mining community of Payneville Springs in 1955 and grew up in Ratanda location in Heidelberg, east of Johannesburg. He completed a two-year Fine Art Diploma at the Rorkes Drift Art Centre in the …