A selection of South African artworks produced during the country’s apartheid era which ended up in foreign art collections is on display in Johannesburg. The exhibition marks 30 years since the country’s transition to democracy in 1994.
Artist Lawrence Lemaoana at an exhibition at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg , South Africa , Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A selection of artworks which were produced during the country’s apartheid era and ended up in foreign art collections are on display to mark 30 years since the country’s transition to democracy in 1994. Artist Michael Selekane takes a photograph of his work at an exhibition at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg , South Africa , Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
The exhibition creates a blend of perspectives on South Africa through the eyes of artists who lived during and after the country’s most difficult period.South Africa to mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election aheadFlooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa
“The use of material was limited for them. That is why most of their work is black and white, and it is prints. Painting was an expensive medium to work on, their conditions were tough,” he said.
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