cover photo by Zwelethu Mthethwa

Zwelethu Mthethwa was recently featured on Flak Photo’s (http://www.flakphoto.com) Weekend Series (a weekly feature highlighting new photo essays, book projects and gallery exhibitions) and now Flakphoto has partnered with Aperture to give away three copies of Zwelethu Mthethwa’s new monograph to facebook fans.

Mthethwa’s recent self-titled monograph and exhibition Inner Views at The Studio Museum in Harlem have received widespread critical acclaim. The New York Daily News writes that Mthethwa’s images of domestic life, the landscape and labor issues in urban and rural South Africa demonstrate “The power that homes can have on our souls” and The New York Times writes the work provides “A refreshingly intimate look at South African life.”

To enter Flakphoto’s book give away, browse the Flak Photo Gallery and post a link to one of your favorite photographs in the comments of Flak Photo’s books give away page before August 1st at 11:59pm. Three fans will be randomly selected from the submitted posts to receive their complimentary copies.

Click here to learn more about Zwelethu Mthethwa’s self-titled monograph

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This past spring Aperture released the first comprehensive monograph of work by South African photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa. The artist’s first solo museum exhibition in New York will open at The Studio Museum in Harlem this week, accompanied by a number of opportunities to hear the artist speak and sign copies of his acclaimed book.

Thursday, July 15th join Mthethwa and associate curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, Naomi Beckwith, in conversation amidst the setting of this momentous exhibit. On Friday, July 16th, Zwelethu will also give an artist’s talk followed by a reception and book signing at Museum of Contemporary Diasporan Arts in Brooklyn.

Zwelethu Mthethwa, the exhibition and the Aperture book, present Mthethwa’s powerful series of portraits portraying black South Africans as relentlessly dignified and defiant, even under the duress of social and economic hardship. Working in both urban and rural industrial landscapes, Mthethwa documents a range of issues pertaining to South Africa – from domestic life and the environment to landscape and labor issues.

The Artist’s Voice: Zwelethu Mthethwa in Conversation with Naomi Beckwith
Thursday, July 15th, 7:00pm

Zwelethu Mthethwa: Inner Views
Exhibition on view:
Thursday, July 15-Sunday, October 24, 2010

The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Street
New York, New York
(212) 864-4500

Zwelethu Mthethwa Artist’s Talk, Book Signing and Reception
Friday, July 16th, 6:30pm

Museum of Contemporary Diasporan Arts (MoCADA)
80 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, New York
(718) 230-0492

Click here to read more about the Zwelethu Mthewhwa: Inner Views exhibition on Cool Hunting

Click here to view Zwelethu Mthethwa’s self-titled monograph