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Pavilion of South Africa
Arsenale (Sale d'Armi)
Castello, Venice Italy

www.imaginaryfact.co.za


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 VISUAL ARTS | LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 2013 : NATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS


Glimpses of the Fifties and Sixties, 2002/3, Series of 30 collage and mixed media works on paper, 36 x 47cm (framed dimensions), Photography by Anthea Pokroy, Courtesy of the Artist and Stefan Ferreira.


Pavilion of South Africa

55th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia

Andrew Putter Athi Patra Ruga Cameron Platter David Koloane Donna Kukama Gerhard Marx Maja Marx Philip Miller James Webb Joanne Bloch Johannes Phokela Kemang wa Lehulere Nelisiwe Xaba Penny Siopis Sam Nhlengethwa Sue Williamson Wim Botha Zanele Muholi

Imaginary Fact: Contemporary South African Art and the Archive



Curator: Brenton Maart
Commissioner: Saul Molobi

Address:
Arsenale (Sale d'Armi)
Castello, Venice Italy

South Africa exhibition this year is titled Imaginary Fact; Contemporary South African Art and the Archive. The exhibition aims to showcase artists who use materials of the past to comment on the contemporary. The exhibition is about the protection and preservation of South Africa national heritage and the symbols and artifacts of that heritage. It is also about using the arts to question and challenge the reading of the past, to reach a new understanding of it and to craft a new and inclusive narrative for the country. Gerhard Marx, Maja Marx and Philip Miller recall "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission", through the creation of an installation of seven films with audio; using the source material from their theatre production "Rewind: A Cantata for Voice, Tape and Testimony". James Webb translate and transform T.Rex's 1972 glam rock hit, "Children of the Revolution" into a South African protest song for choir. Zanele Muholi exhibits the entire archive to date, of her seminal "Faces and Phases".In addition to the exhibition at Arsenale, the Pavilion presents a series of public performances to take place within public spaces of the city. Athi-Patra Ruga, Donna Kukama, Kemang wa Lehulere and Nelisiwe Xaba interrogates the critical concerns of contemporary archival practice. Kukama and wa Lehulere adapts existing work specifically for the occasion. Ruga presents his latest incantation of "The White Women of Azania", with 4 performers sourced from Venice, finally Xaba performs an extention of her Saartjie Baartman project, entitled "Venus in Venice".

Open: Saturday, 01 June 2013
Close: Sunday, 24 November 2013

Web: South African Pavilion
www.imaginaryfact.co.za
info@nationalartsfestival.co.za

Opening hour: 10am - 6pm
Closing day: Mondays (except for June 3 and November 18)
Transport: Line 1, 4.1, 4.2, VA, Arsenale







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