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  "id": 17199743,
  "title": "EYE ON THE PRIZE: Visual artist and activist Zanele Muholi wins top international award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/eye-on-the-prize-visual-artist-and-activist-zanele-muholi-wins-top",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T08:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-30-visual-artist-and-activist-zanele-muholi-wins-top-international-award/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South African visual artist and activist Zanele Muholi has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Hasselblad Award for her decades of documenting black queer lives through visual activism. The award, considered one of the world's most significant photography accolades, comes with a gold medal, a Hasselblad camera, and a cash prize of two million Swedish kronor. The exhibition titled \"Zanele Muholi: Hasselblad Award 2026\" will be on display until April 2027, showcasing six of Muholi's bodies of work, including \"Only Half the Picture,\" \"Faces and Phases,\" and \"Somnyama Ngonyama.\" Muholi's stark use of black-and-white imagery draws observers into the worlds contained in the frame, evoking emotional connections with the historically marginalized LGBTQIA+ community.",
  "summary": "Their recognition as the 2026 Hasselblad Award laureate honours decades of work documenting black queer lives.",
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