Santu Mofokeng

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Biographical information

1956

born in Johannesburg, South Africa

1985

joined and formed part of the Afrapix Collective, South Africa

1988-1998

teaches photography at the Market Photo Workshop and at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

1991

receives the first "Ernest Cole" award, which enables him to study at the International Center of Photography in Manhattan, New York City

2013

exhibits in the German pavilion at the 55th Biennale di Venezia together with Ai Weiwei, Romuald Karmakar and Dayanita Singh

2020

dies in Johannesburg, South Africa