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21.2.11

HOME AND AWAY: a return to the South (An Art Exhibition brought to you by Ifa Lethu Foundation)

HOME AND AWAY: a return to the South

A collaboration of Ifa Lethu and Art against Apartheid lead to the Home & Away Exhibition at the Durban Art Gallery. The exhibition was officially opened on the February 20, 2011 by a prestigious member of Durban’s Community, Reverend Rubin Phillip, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Natal. As a key note speaker, the role he has/and still continues to play as a Human rights figure made it a humbling affair. A man that has won numerous Peace awards internationally (Steve Biko’s deputy at SASCO at Tertiary level), and was part of the people that stopped the docking of arms in the Durban Harbor headed for Zimbabwe during the Election unrest 2 years ago.

During the Apartheid Regime Artworks of local (Black) artists was deemed inferior, but with diplomats, expatriates, and international art connoisseurs bought artworks from local artworks which has made this exhibition possible. All the art was donated to Ifa Lethu Foundation; this will be Testament to future generations to come of injustice of a nation.
Curated by Carol Brown the pieces of Wolf Vostell (1932-1998) Black Crucifixtion, Patrick Bedaudier (1928-2008) Gordan and Gavin Jantjies moved me deeply.

As Revereand Phillip mentioned in his speech,” Sing a new Song in a new Land”, the art is back home and will be seen by the South African public for the first time so it’s a homecoming for the art.

Go to the 2nd floor at the City Hall to see for yourself, at the Durban Art Gallery


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