Following the cancellation of the South African Pavilion, friendships and solidarities are carrying the work forward.

The Venice presentation of Elegy is made possible through the contributions of a broad network of collaborators and supporters, enabled by the generous support of Bertha Foundation, along with Ibraaz, Fondazione ICA Milano, and Galleria Raffaella Cortese. Following a three-month run at the Chiesa di Sant’Antonin in Venice, the exhibition will travel to Ibraaz in London in October 2026, and then on to Fondazione ICA Milano in January 2027.

Gabrielle Goliath and the Friends of Elegy oversight committee are grateful to the following organisations and individuals, whose generous support has made this exhibition possible:

Bertha Foundation
Ibraaz
Fondazione ICA Milano
Galleria Raffaella Cortese

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Friends of Elegy*

Björn Geldhof
Center for Experimental Ethnography (CEE), UPenn
Christina Sharpe
Collection Laurent Fiévet - Fonds Kervahut
Collezione Enea Righi
Collezione L.Z.
Daniel Bruce Gray
Deborah A. Thomas
Institute for Creative Arts (ICA), University of Cape Town
The Goldblatt family
Michael Dagostino & Khaled Sabsabi
SARChI Chair in African Feminist Imagination
and more…

*This is a growing list. Should you wish to support Elegy in Venice, you can reach out here.

All partners are screened by an oversight committee to ensure they align with the politics and culture of the exhibition.