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referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1982 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Deelreeks
Omvang en medium
10 pages
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Institutionele geschiedenis
The Medu Art Ensemble was formed by South Africa exiles in Gaborone, Botswana, in 1978. The organisation produced a wealth of creative work across all major art-forms; the roup further played a key role in shaping aesthetic and cultural theory and praxis within Africanist and liberation struggles. On June 14 1985, the South African Defence Force attacked the homes of Medu members and other activists in Gaborone, killing 12 people; Medu as an organisation ceased to exist.
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Biografie
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Paper presented at the Culture and Resistance Conference, Gaborone, 5-9 July 1982.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
What is the role of the visual artist in the struggle and how is it judged as "art"? Gavin Jantjes discusses how visual art should challenge the interiorisation of Western artistic evaluation (and its pressures on artistic quality) and rather appeal to instill in ones own community a meaningful interest in both their culture and art. He regards black artists as being sidelined on the global stage and urges artists to fight racism and eurocentricism in art.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Permission to publish must be obtained from the Medu Art Ensemble Project.