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Dr. Esther Mahlangu The Order of Things

Jun 7 — Jul 20, 2024 | Paris, Turenne

Opening on June 7, 2024, from 6 to 8 pm

Almine Rech Paris, Turenne is pleased to present The Order of ThingsDr. Esther Mahlangu's fourth solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from June 7 to July 20, 2024.

Dr. Esther Mahlangu is globally acclaimed for her bright and bold abstract paintings with vivid, geometric patterns that are rooted in Ndebele artistic tradition, a South African community.
She was a disruptor from an early age, becoming the first person to reimagine Ndebele visual artistic tradition, historically used for decorating houses, on painting media like canvas.
Dr Mahlangu has spent more than seven decades practicing her technique and has traveled extensively to collaborate with the world's most respected museums, galleries, curators, art fairs, celebrities, and global brands. These high-profile collaborations have generated much positive critic and other exposure and Dr. Mahlangu has developed an almost pop icon status of her own with a strong following among the celebrity crowd who have acquired her work for their collections (Oprah Winfrey, Usher, John Legend, Trevor Noah, David Bowie and Oman, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, Black Coffee, and others).

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Selected artworks

  • Dr. Esther Mahlangu,                                      Ndebele Abstract, 2021

    Dr. Esther Mahlangu Ndebele Abstract, 2021

    Acrylic on canvas
    120 x 180 cm
    47 1/2 x 71 in

  • Dr. Esther Mahlangu,                                      Abstract, 2019

    Dr. Esther Mahlangu Abstract, 2019

    Acrylic on canvas
    100 x 150 cm
    39 1/2 x 59 1/2 in

  • Dr. Esther Mahlangu,                                      Ndebele Abstract, 2021

    Dr. Esther Mahlangu Ndebele Abstract, 2021

    Acrylic on canvas
    100 x 150 cm
    39 1/2 x 59 1/2 in

  • Dr. Esther Mahlangu,                                      Ndebele Abstract, 2019

    Dr. Esther Mahlangu Ndebele Abstract, 2019

    Acrylic on canvas
    100 x 150 cm
    39 1/2 x 59 in

  • Dr. Esther Mahlangu,                                      Ndebele Abstract, 2019

    Dr. Esther Mahlangu Ndebele Abstract, 2019

    Acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    47 1/2 x 47 1/2 in

  • Dr. Esther Mahlangu,                                      Ndebele Abstract, 2019

    Dr. Esther Mahlangu Ndebele Abstract, 2019

    Acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    47 1/2 x 47 1/2 in

  • Dr. Esther Mahlangu,                                      Ndebele Abstract, 2021

    Dr. Esther Mahlangu Ndebele Abstract, 2021

    Acrylic on canvas
    120 x 120 cm
    47 1/2 x 47 1/2 in

  • Dr. Esther Mahlangu,                                      Ndebele Abstract, 2019

    Dr. Esther Mahlangu Ndebele Abstract, 2019

    Acrylic on canvas
    75 x 100 cm
    29 1/2 x 39 1/2 in