Tate Modern Reprises Its Groundbreaking Zanele Muholi Survey
The series title translates from Zulu to “Hail the Dark Lioness,” an introduction and a command of respect that’s cemented in a gaze; in the Tate exhibition these high-contrast gelatin silver prints on paper accentuate Muholi’s digitally darkened skin and piercing whites of their eyes, which bore into the viewer with intensity.