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Esther Mahlangu Honored in Newyork

Legendary Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu has been honored in Tribeca, New York, with a mural dedicated to her work.

The piece is located in Tribeca and spans across two lanes, across Franklin Street and West Broadway’s Citi Bike station, reports the Huffington Post. Muralist Imani Shanklin Roberts, modeled the painting after Mahlangu’s famous Ndebele symbol work, and says that the painting evokes a “feminine energy.” She shared an aerial image of the piece on her Instagram page.

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The mural was unveiled last week, in a partnership between South African Tourism’s US office, South African Airways and Citi Bike.Imani Shanklin shared a lengthy instagram tribute to her,

“It feels like an aligning moment many of us have when the universe co-creates with us and is in agreement with our path. When I first came to New York to attend @prattinstitute in 2009 I didn’t imagine that this would be a city I would have a child in, create lasting memories in, let alone have success in my artistry in. Creating a mural in honor of an artist I’ve known all my life, in a city that isn’t welcoming to many, feels unreal. 

“To you NYC,I present Xola, (Stay in Peace) –((A South African Name I named my daughter–* Alignment*) a piece that is representative of a feminine energy force that is all encompassing, inclusive and awe-inspiring. Xola welcomes you to charge and open your divine feminine here amidst all that tries to stand against you. This is my form of resistance and protest– my expression.

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