12/21/2009In the first exhibition of the season, Reynolds Gallery used art to draw attention to the continuing problem of poverty by pairing 36 etchings by Rembrandt of the poor in 17th century Holland with eight oversize color photographs by South African artist Zwelethu Mthethwa of the poor and marginalized in present-day Mozambique. The images confronted gallery visitors with bright depictions of miners working in very poor conditions, and young boys picking through a dump in a series of photos, “Contemporary Gladiators.” Like gladiators, the children evoked a heroic dignity while struggling for survival in dehumanizing circumstances.Westmont Zwelethu Mthethwa’s untitled photograph, #11 in the contemporary gladiator series1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...