'Frankenstein' Hlobo wants to cure South Africa

Scattered through the main hall of museum Beelden aan Zee in The Hague are enormous works, mostly made of ribbon and used car inner tubes. There are also canvases hanging on the wall, again full of colourful ribbon embroidery. These canvases are more sculpture than painting. They are the work of South African Nicholas Hlobo. Beelden aan Zee will present his first solo exhibition in the Netherlands under the title Imilonji Yembali (Melodies of History)[hints]In 2012, a work by Hlobo made...