- Venue
- Online
- Date
- Thursday, October 10, 2024
06:30 PM - Address
- Online
- Location
- The Internet
- Organiser
- Autograph
Ernest Cole is best known for his radical images documenting the violence of apartheid in South Africa. After fleeing the country in 1966, he published House of Bondage, which became one of the most important photobooks of the twentieth century.
This year marks a significant moment in unearthing Cole’s legacy beyond his time in South Africa. Our current exhibition, A Lens in Exile, is the first to showcase his photographs from New York City, where he spent his early years in exile photographing Harlem and Manhattan. Cole’s work during this period focused on the experience of living in a racialised America.
Also launching this year is Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, a new documentary by filmmaker Raoul Peck that seeks to reveal more about Cole’s life, particularly the period between his exile from South Africa and his death from cancer at age 49 in 1990.
Join us online to watch the talk livestreamed from Autograph’s gallery, where Raoul Peck will be in conversation with our director Mark Sealy to discuss the cultural and historical impact of Cole’s legacy.
