Paint it Black

12 September - 26 October 2024

Faig Ahmed, Muriel Gallardo Weinstein, Themba Khumalo, Cow Mash

Montoro12 Gallery is pleased to present Paint it Black, an exhibition featuring Faig Ahmed (1982 Baku, Azerbajan), Muriel Gallardo Weinstein (1980, Santiago de Chile), Themba Khumalo (1987 Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa) and Cow Mash (1994, Limpopo Province, South Africa). The exhibition presents a collection of artworks that explore various themes, including the color black as a dominant color, medium or metaphor.

 

The idea for this exhibition was inspired by our fascination with the color black (for a long time the color of gallery attire) as well as the famous song by the Rolling Stones, Paint it Black from 1966. Many sources speak about the lyrics of this song referring to grief, to black as the color of mourning.

The color black has infinite connotations, it is the color of a race (Black is beautiful), the color that often stands for darkness and mystery, but also for power and elegance.