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IMPRESSIONS FROM SOUTH AFRICA, 1965 TO NOW
HIGHLIGHTS THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART'S UNEQUALLED COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY
SOUTH AFRICAN
PRINTS
Numerous Artists and Works Are On View for the First Time in the United
States
Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to Now. Prints from The Museum of
Modern
Art
March 23-August 14,
2011
The Paul J. Sachs Prints and Illustrated Books Galleries, second
floor
NEW YORK, February 28, 2011—The exhibition Impressions from
South Africa, 1965 to Now, drawn entirely from the collection of The
Museum of Modern Art, brings together nearly 100 prints, posters, books, and
wall stencils by approximately 30 artists and collectives from the collection of
The Museum of Modern Art that demonstrate the unusual reach, range, and impact
of printmaking in South Africa during and after a period of political upheaval.
>From the earliest print, a 1965 linoleum cut by Azaria Mbatha, to screenprinted
posters created during the height of the antiapartheid movement, to recent works
by a younger generation that investigate a multiplicity of formats in the wake
of apartheid, these works are striking examples of printed art as a tool for
social, political, and personal expression. The exhibition is on view from March
23 to August 14, 2011. Among the artists included are Bitterkomix, Kudzanai
Chiurai, Sandile Goje, William Kentridge, Senzeni Marasela, John Muafangejo,
Cameron Platter, Claudette Schreuders, and Sue Williamson, with the majority of
works and artists on view for the first time at MoMA and many for the first time
within a U.S. museum. The exhibition Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to
Now is organized by Judith B. Hecker, Assistant Curator, Department of
Prints and Illustrated Books, The Museum of Modern
Art.
During the oppressive years of apartheid rule in South Africa, black artists had
limited access to opportunities for formal training. But far from quashing
creativity and political spirit, these limitations gave rise to a host of
alternatives, including studios, print workshops, art centers, schools,
publications, and theaters open to all races; underground poster workshops and
collectives; and commercial galleries that supported the work of all
artists—making the art world a progressive force for social change. Printmaking,
with its flexible formats, portability, relative affordability, collaborative
nature, and democratic reach, was a catalyst in the exchange of ideas and the
articulation of political
resistance.
Impressions from South Africa is organized around five themes:
the use of linoleum cut, which exemplifies the accessibility and bold
expressiveness of printmaking; the suitability of printmaking, particularly
screenprint and offset lithography, for disseminating political statement; the
use of intaglio, which has a strong history of graphically narrative work full
of political allusion; the integration of photography and printmaking to expand
on the notion of the documentary; and, finally, the variety of topics and
formats present in postapartheid printed works, many of which revitalize these
other techniques and strategies.
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Dan Rakgoathe (South African, 1937 - 2004).
Moon Bride and Sun Bridegroom. 1973. Linoleum cut, block: 15 3/4 × 24
7/8" (40 × 63.2 cm). Publisher and printer: the artist, Johannesburg. Edition:
50. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Edward John Noble Foundation Fund.
© 2011 Dan Rakgoathe |
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