London, UK, 09/10/2024, Serpentine North gallery has kicked off Frieze London today with a breakfast party for serveral hundred guests and the unveiling of by Dr Esther Mahlangu. Celebrated for her brightly coloured geometric paintings rooted in South African Ndebele culture, Mahlangu has been creating large-scale and site-specific works for over eight decades. She began painting at the age of ten, learning the matrilineal Ndebele techniques and visual language of covering houses in bold patterns from her mother and grandmother.

London, UK, 09/10/2024, Serpentine North gallery has kicked off Frieze London today with a breakfast party for serveral hundred guests and the unveiling of by Dr Esther Mahlangu. Celebrated for her brightly coloured geometric paintings rooted in South African Ndebele culture, Mahlangu has been creating large-scale and site-specific works for over eight decades. She began painting at the age of ten, learning the matrilineal Ndebele techniques and visual language of covering houses in bold patterns from her mother and grandmother. Stock Photo
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