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Book SynopsisThis book presents in visual and literary form an astonishing record of the hopes and aspirations, fears and concerns, of South Africans in this extraordinary decade through the eyes of the country's artists. Illustrated throughout in full color, this beautifully designed work consists of eleven essays by distinguished commentators on the major acquisitions of the gallery together with 150 or so reproductions. It provides a fitting way of reflecting on the changes of the last decade and assessing the extent to which transformation has had an impact on South Africa.
Table of ContentsForeword by Marilyn Martin Introduction by Emma Bedford; 1. Postcolonial South Africa: three canvas bags on art and change by Andries Opliphant; 2. Spaces to say by Rory Bester; 3. The tug of history by Andre Lamprecht; 4. Calculated tiptoeing by Joe Dolby; 5. The horn of the national art museum's dilemma by Marilyn Martin; 6. Embodying change: reading the body in contemporary South African art by Emma Bedford; 7. Studio without walls by Pam Warne; 8. Finding the post-black position by Zayd Minty; 9. The bearable lightness of Tracey Rose's 'The Kiss' by Ashraf Jamal; 10. Identity's lack, identity's excess by Liese van der Watt; 11. Rites of passage: refiguring initiation by Moleleki Frank Ledimo
