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South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Fresh: Tracey Rose, 19 February to 17 March 2001, another example from the edition exhibited. Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg, Off the Wall: An 80th Birthday Celebration with Linda Givon, 10 August to 13 November 2016, another example from the edition exhibited. Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, Shooting Down Babylon, Retrospective, 19 February to 2022 to 28 August 2022, another example from the edition exhibited. Queens Museum, New York, Shooting Down Babylon, Retrospective, 23 April to 22 October 2023, another example from the edition exhibited. Kunst Museum Bern, Switzerland, Shooting Down Babylon, Retrospective, 23 February 2024 to 11 August 2024, another example from the edition exhibited. Unisa Art Gallery, Pretoria, We, The Purple, 2 March 2024 to May 31 2024, another example from the edition exhibited.

The Georgina Jaffee Hair Matters Collection.

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