2016 ZEITZ MOCAA GALA DINNER

ZEITZ MOCAA building that is situated by the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. PICTURE: WEB

AFRICA’s leading art exhibition spot is ZEITZ Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (known as Zeitz MOCAA) on Saturday hosted their second Gala dinner at the V&A Waterfront with the who’s who of the entertainment industry in tow.

Due to open in 2017, the nine-storey museum will be housed in two disused silos and will arguably be the most important repository of contemporary African artwork on the continent.
Locals such as DA leader Mmusi Maimane, designer Thula Sindi, current Miss SA Liesl Laurie, model LeeAnn Liebenberg and Miss SA 2000 Jo-ann Strauss and , businesswomen Bridgette Radebe and Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe were all there to experience the big night.
Journalist Jenny Andrews, actress Terry Pheto and designer Marianne Fassler at the ZIETZ MOCAA Gala Dinner. PICTURE: Terry Pheto/ Instagram

Phetho in a designer garment by ERRE/ PICTURE: Terry Pheto/ Instagram
For R5000 a pop, the funds raised will go towards making the museum accessible to all while also giving some of the proceeds into to Costume Institute which aims to being attention to the contributions of fashion which include local designers such as Sindi, Rajah, Chris Levin and Marianne Fassler. This is all under the watchful eye of director and chief curator, Mark Coetzee.
On the evening actress and film producer Terry Pheto was looked ravishing in a black figure hugging black dress which she paired with a fur springbok cape, designed by ERRE. Liebenberg spotted a red long-sleeved Gavin Rajah sequined creation. And Strauss stole the show with a black Jovani number revealing her growing baby bump in a Jovani dress. Laurie opted for a royal blue JJ Schoeman gown.
Lee-Ann Liebenberg with her husband Nicky van der Walt. PICTURE: Lee-Ann Liebenberg/Instagram

Miss SA 200 Jo-Ann Strauss with Woolworths' Noni Gasa and Afternoon Express presenter Bonnie Mbuli. PICTURE: Jo-Ann Strauss/ Instagram 

Current Miss South Africa Liesl Laurie with DA leader Mmusi Maimane. PICTURE: Liesl Laurie/ Instagram
Other artists whose work has been acquired include US visual artist and photographer Hank Willis Thomas, British painter Chris Ofili, Ethiopian-born abstract painter Julie Mehretu, Kenyan sculptor Wangchu Mutu, and British installation artist Isaac Julien. South Africans include Umlazi photographer Zanele Muholi, painter Marlene Dumas, who is based in Amsterdam, and William Kentridge.


The collection has been sourced from countries including Kenya, Ghana, Swaziland, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, South Africa, Tanzania, Brazil, the US, France and the UK. - additional reporting by Sunday World
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

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