ConCourt art shapes South African stories

The Constitutional Court has a growing collection of art, which was started by former judges Albie Sachs and Yvonne Mokgoro on a budget of R10 000.
  • ConCourt art shapes South African stories
Genre : Divers
Pays principal concerné : Rubrique : Arts plastiques
Mois de Sortie : 2013
Publié le : 18/02/2013
Source : Mail & Guardian
http://mg.co.za/article/2013-02-17-concourt-art-shapes-south-african-stories

Stacey Vorster rubs the head of Anton Van Wouw's The Accused, which is mounted near the entrance of the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein.

It is a small bronze of a black man wearing a shirt with the sleeves cut off and a slightly frayed collar, his shoulders pushed back, his head held high and his chin up.

"It is about a man who was tried in a language he didn't understand, and sentenced to death," explains Vorster (...)

[Read Jenni Evans's full article published in the Mail & Guardian]

Download Art & Justice, the art of the constitutional court of south africa by Ellen Papci

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