Connecting the Dots: “Congress” at the Norval Foundation

Curated by South African arts journalist Sean O’Toole, “Congress: The Social Body in Three Figurative Painters” explored Black subjectivity through the themes of kinship and mutuality. The exhibition at the Norval Foundation in Cape Town brought together works by three artists from three generations—George Pemba (1912–2001), Trevor Makhoba (1956–2003), and Sthembiso Sibisi (1976–2006)—with a focus on group portraits they created over a period of mo