The South African Pavilion<\/p>\n
Imaginary Fact: Contemporary South African Art and the Archive
\nSouth African Pavilion, 55th La Biennale di Venezia, 2013<\/p>\n
The South African Department of Arts and Culture presents an exhibition entitled Imaginary Fact \u2013 Contemporary South African Art and the Archive, curated by The National Arts Festival.<\/p>\n
During the turbulent twentieth century, art in South Africa was often a vehicle for political resistance and insurgency against human rights abuses. After the advent of democracy in 1994, artistic expression shifted towards an exploration of issues of identity, with race and gender gaining prominence. Today, contemporary South Africa is witness to a further significant change: a renewed and invigorating focus on processes of the past. The curatorial concept\u2014artists who use materials of the past to comment on the contemporary\u2014is poised as an assessment to show where South Africa is, and how far it has come, as the country approaches its twentieth anniversary of constitutional democracy.<\/p>\n
Exhibition Funder South African Department of Arts and Culture<\/span> Downloads<\/strong><\/p>\n Press Release<\/a>\u00a01mb<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCommissioner\u00a0Saul Molobi, South African Consul-General, Milan, Italy<\/span>
\nCurating organisation\u00a0National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa<\/span>
\nChief Executive Officer\u00a0Tony Lankester<\/span>
\nArtistic Director\u00a0Ismail Mahomed<\/span>
\nCurator\u00a0Brenton Maart<\/span>
\nCuratorial Committee\u00a0Brett Bailey, Nomusa Makhubu, Jay Pather and Dominic Thorburn<\/span>
\nArtists\u00a0Joanne Bloch; Wim Botha; David Koloane; Donna Kukama; Gerhard Marx, Maja Marx and<\/span> Philip Miller; Zanele Muholi; Sam Nhlengethwa; Johannes Phokela; Cameron Platter; Andrew Putter;<\/span> Athi-Patra Ruga; Penny Siopis; James Webb; Sue Williamson and Nelisiwe Xaba<\/span>
\nLogistics management and installation\u00a0Bie Venter<\/span>
\nInterns\u00a0Dandridge Mahlangu, Mxolisi Mthombeni and Jayne Burden<\/span>
\nTechnical drawings\u00a0Brendan Copestake<\/span><\/p>\n