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10 years of South African art
27 February 2004
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of South Africa's first democratic elections, Iziko: South African National Gallery will showcase a comprehensive exhibition featuring works of art made and acquired between 1994 and 2004.
The exhibition, which opens on 3 April and runs through to August, presents an astonishing visual record of the hopes and aspirations, fears and concerns of ordinary South Africans in the decade of transformation.
Works of art produced during the decade by over 150 South African artists will be on view in nine rooms throughout the gallery. In addition, a contemporary site-specific work on slavery at the Cape by Sue Williamson will be installed at the Castle of Good Hope.
Works by major artists such as Jane Alexander, Willie Bester, Marlene Dumas, Kendell Geers, David Goldblatt, William Kentridge, Moshekwa Langa, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Malcolm Payne, Johannes Phokela, Berni Searle and Tracey Rose will be seen alongside
the work of emerging artists such as Thembinkosi Goniwe, Thando Mama, Colbert Mashile, Robin Rhode, Usha Seejarim, Mgcineni Pro Sobopha and Doreen Southwood.
A book to accompany the exhibition will also available. Co-published by Double Storey Books and Iziko, it is lavishly illustrated, includes a comprehensive listing of all works, and features essays by authors, curators and critics including Emma Bedford, Rory Bester, Joe Dolby, Ashraf Jamal, Andrew Lamprecht, Moleleki Frank Ledimo, Marilyn Martin, Zayd Minty, Andries Oliphant, and Liese van der Watt.
For exhibition inquiries, phone Emma Bedford on +27 (0)21 467-4676 or e-mail
ebedford@iziko.org.za.
For tour inquiries, phone Julia Silberman-van Zyl on +27 (0)21 481 3811 or e-mail
jsilberman@iziko.org.za.
For publication inquiries, phone The Gallery Shop on +27 (0)21 467 4664 or e-mail
amuze2@iafrica.co.za.
Source: Iziko Museums of Cape Town
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Sue Williamson's Tony Yengeni - 'wet bag' torture - Jeff Benzien (1998) (Photo copyright The Legacy Project) |
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