ESTHER MAHLANGU HANDBOOK

140pp., colour illus., hardback, No More Rulers, (New York), 2025

ISBN: 9798988928638

Richly illustrated introductory monograph on the life and work of South African artist Esther Mahlangu.

Dr Esther Nostokana Nagiyana Nikwambi Mahlangu (b. 1935, Middelburg, Mpumalanga) is known for having reimagined her visual heritage and the design principles of the Ndebele nation - as taught by her mother and grandmother and historically used for decorating houses - in painted media such as canvas and other forms. In 1991 she became the first woman artist and African to paint a BMW Art Car, and since then she has collaborated with South African Airways, Smithsonian Museum, Eytys, Belvedere Vodka, Rolls-Royce, and many others.

Larry Ossei-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American curator and cultural critic. He is co-founder of ARTNOIR, a non-profit committed to supporting underrepresented artists and curators. 

Art collector and No More Rulers publisher Larry Warsh has edited the Handbook series, as well as the Princeton University Press -isms series and monographs on several renowed artists.