Ralph Ziman

🚨New Featurette Drop! Beading the MiG-21✨ Step behind the scenes of this incredible artistic journey — where South African and Zimbabwean artisans hand-weave each beaded panel with precision and care, blending traditional craft with modern design to reimagine a decommissioned fighter jet. 🎥 Full video on YouTube — link in bio. #TheMiG21Project #RalphZiman #afrika47 #afrika_47 #weaponsofmassproduction #mig21 #artasresistance #southafricanart #southafricanbeadwork #ndebele #beadwork

Announcing the world debut of The MiG-21 Project. The final installment in South African artist Ralph Ziman’s trilogy ‘Weapons of Mass Production,’ this art piece blends history, social awareness, cultural appreciation, and the healing power of creativity by celebrating the rich tradition of South African beadwork. Working with artisans from Zimbabwe and the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, Ziman’s team have covered a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 in millions of beads. Ziman considers his work an experience of healing for Africa and other regions that bear the scars of armed conflict. By collaborating with some of the people most impacted by Apartheid, Ziman hopes to reclaim that history by turning symbols of oppression into positive works of art. “Take the most mass-produced supersonic fighter aircraft and to turn it from a machine of war into something that looks beautiful, changes the meaning of it.” - Ralph Ziman The MiG-21 Project goes on display starting June 21 at @museumofflight Learn more by visiting the link in bio. Full trailer video available on YouTube. Video edit by @cloakofqualia #TheMiG21Project #museumofflight #afrika47 #ralphziman #southafricanart #southafricanartist #beadingwork #fighterjet #fineart #finearts #artgram

Now it’s your turn to touch and experience the ‘SPOEK 1’ fully! The Casspir Project will be at the Seattle Art Fair, July 25-28th, where you can experience and view the ‘SPOEK 1’; a colorfully beaded and restored apartheid-era police Casspir vehicle accompanied by photography, film, sculptures, and prints. #RalphZiman #TheCasspirProject #Seattleartfair #Spoek1 #AfricanBeadWork #AfricanArt #Casspir #ArtFair #southafrica #apartheid

Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear directly from artist Ralph Ziman (@afrika_47 ) about The Resistance Project: A bold reimagining of a century-old anti-war symbol. Join us for an artist talk and video premiere you won't want to miss at ESMoA (@esmoaorg ) 📅 May 30 | 3:30–4:30 PM 📍 ESMoA - 14929 Hawthorne Blvd, Lawndale 🔗 RSVP at the link in ESMoA's bio -- No te pierdas esta oportunidad de escuchar directamente al artista Ralph Ziman hablar sobre The Resistance Project: una reinterpretación atrevida de un símbolo centenario contra la guerra. Acompáñanos para una plática con el artista y un estreno de video que no te querrás perder en ESMoA. 📅 30 de mayo | 3:30–4:30 PM 📍 ESMoA - 14929 Hawthorne Blvd, Lawndale 🔗 Regístrate en el enlace en la bio de ESMoA #ESMoA #TheResistanceProject #RalphZiman #ArtistTalk #Screening #ArtAtTheRendon #TheRendonHotel #Lawndale #ContemporaryArt #AntiWar #ArtAndActivism #LAArt #SoCal #PEACE #ralphziman #afrika47 #desmondtutu #theresistanceproject #esmoa

Care Studios works alongside exceptional artisans from South Africa and Zimbabwe, whose intricate generational techniques have defined landmark contemporary art installations, including Ralph Ziman’s iconic Weapons of Mass Production trilogy. Together, Anointed Hands and Ralph Ziman Studios form the creative backbone of our collections.

In a lot of places, things are simply hard. School is expensive. Raising a child — especially one who needs extra care — can become something you carry alone. This is the reality for many families. Care Studios exists to respond to that in a very direct way. We work with artists, and what they create turns into support — money, resources, help that actually reaches people. It’s not a solution to everything. But it’s something real. Care Studios

We work with artists to support people on the ground — through action. What you see here turns into actual support.

Care Studios started as a simple idea — that art can be more than something you look at. It can actually help someone. Everything here is connected to real work on the ground — support, recovery, and small things that matter more than they seem. This is just the beginning.

Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation at the opening of @esmoaorg ’s Experience 69: “PEACE”. Grateful to @bernhardzuenkeler for placing my work alongside Peter Badge’s portrait of Desmond Tutu and for curating an exhibition that reminds us how necessary these conversations still are. Exhibition on view through Sept. 12, 2026 • • #ralphziman #afrika47 #desmondtutu #theresistanceproject #esmoa

“Over The Rainbow” - The Resistance Project Inkjet Print on Moab Entrada Paper, Hand Embellished with Glass Beads, Edition of 12 | 29”x 54” Honored to be showcasing this work as part of Experience 69: PEACE at @esmoaorg — an exhibition exploring peace not as an ideal, but as an ongoing act of courage, dialogue, and transformation. Grateful to be in conversation with powerful voices from around the world and here in Southern California. 🔸Opening Reception: March 14, 2026 | 5-8 pm 🔸Exhibition Dates: March 14 - Sept. 12, 2026 #Ralphziman #afrika47 #TheResistanceProject #contemporaryart #southafricanartist

And that’s a wrap for The MiG-21 Project at @museumofflight . It is heading back home to LA, and the next destination is to be determined. Thanks to the team and to our visitors that made this such a special exhibition! #museumofflight #mig21 #afrika_47

MiG cockpit viewing, bracelet beading, airplane coloring, drum drum drumming, and conversations with The MiG-21 Project artist Ralph Ziman and team. What a Saturday! More on Sunday! #museumofflight #afrika_47 #mig21 #mig21project