Oupa Sibeko
Photo by David April
Oupa Sibeko is an interdisciplinary artist whose work move between theatrical, gallery, scholarly and other public contexts, overtly dealing with matter and politics of the body as a site of contested works. The body is treated as an object, an image that assimilates the spirit of the moment and adapts to the environment. A provocative mixture of social activism and slapstick, Sibeko plays on the theme of a forked tongue to address the attitudes and duplicitous talk of the government when it comes to issues affecting South Africa as well as toxic masculinity. Sibeko was awarded a Mail & Guardian top 200 and David Koloane award in 2019. He has taken part in group and solo shows in Namibia at the National Art Gallery of Namibia, Wits TPO Gallery, Wits Art Museum, Room Gallery, Melville Art Project, Greatmore Studios in Cape Town, The Freezer Hostel and Theatre in Iceland and Art Room in Parkhurst.