Artists

Faig Ahmed, Muriel Gallardo Weinstein, Themba Khumalo, Cow Mash

Press release

Montoro12 Gallery is pleased to present Paint it Black, an exhibition featuring Faig Ahmed (1982, Baku, Azerbajan), Muriel Gallardo Weinstein (1980, Santiago de Chile), Themba Khumalo (1987, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa) and Cow Mash (1994, Limpopo Province, South Africa). The exhibition presents a collection of artworks that explore various themes, including the color black as a dominant color, medium or metaphor.

The idea for this exhibition was inspired by our fascination with the color black (for a long time thecolor of gallery attire) as well as the famous song by the Rolling Stones, Paint it Black from 1966.
Many sources speak about the lyrics of this song referring to grief, to black as the color of
mourning.

The color black has infinite connotations, it is the color of a race (Black is beautiful), the color thatoften stands for darkness and mystery, but also for power and elegance.