Forbes

Esther Mahlangu’s Art Meets Cutting-Edge BMW Technology At Frieze Los Angeles 2024

Art and innovation unite with the color-shifting i5 Flow Nostokana art car—a moving canvas which simultaneously performs BMW’s latest tech and exhibits the distinctive artwork of Esther Mahlangu. On ...
Artnet

The Legendary 85-Year-Old Artist Esther Mahlangu Is Collected by Oprah and Trevor Noah—See Her Breathtaking New Work Here

Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu is a woman of many names. “Dr. Mahlangu, Mam Esther, Esther Mahlangu, Gogo, Mother, Daughter of Africa,” writes curator Ruzy Rusike in a recent exhibition essay. “Applying a ...
The Art Newspaper

'An inspiration to all of our artists from Africa': Esther Mahlangu enjoys double exposure at 1-54 and Serpentine

The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is the leading international event for contemporary work by artists from Africa and the diaspora. This year sees more than half of the 47 exhibiting galleries ...
CNN

Esther Mahlangu: The 81 year old Ndebele artist brands can’t get enough of

25 years ago Esther Mahlangu partnered with German car giants BMW and created the widely lauded ‘Art Car,’ and now she’s done it again. The 81 year old Ndebele artist has also collaborated with other ...
Seattle Times

South African retrospective exhibition honors the colorful work of artist Esther Mahlangu

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A boldly patterned BMW stands at the entrance of the Wits Arts Museum in the vibrant Johannesburg neighborhood of Braamfontein. Its bright geometric shapes are part of 89-year-old ...
The Washington Post

Ndebele artist Mahlangu uses bold colors, striking graphics to honor African heritage

RICHMOND — Esther Mahlangu is barely taller than the third-grade students who gathered around her for a photo op in front of her boldly colored geometric mural. Taking a break from painting, Mahlangu ...