June 29, 2004
By Chandrea Gerber
THOSE who haven't yet seen 'Images of Defiance', the resistance-poster exhibition that has been at MuseuMAfrica since April, will be happy to know that popular demand has extended it until the end of July.
'Images of defiance' - the JhbArtCity 2004 project's first phase, which depicts the struggle - is an exhibition of about 400 resistance posters that were produced during the turbulent 1980s. Many of them were banned upon first appearance.
A group of activists, known as the Posterbook Collective, collected the posters and secretly stored them in safe houses. After the release of Nelson Mandela and the unbanning of the African National Congress, the collective presented the posters to the South African History Archive (SAHA) and published the collection in the book 'Images of Defiance: South African Resistance Posters of the 1980s' in 1991.
An exhibition of resistance posters
The book, since reprinted, was launched at the exhibition in May and is now on sale. There are also plans to develop a comprehensive catalogue of the exhibition, which will act as an update to the original book.
The exhibition has been compiled in association with the Central Johannesburg Partnership (CJP), SAHA and the Posterbook Collective.
'Images of Defiance' is at MuseuMAfricA in Newtown until the end of July. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 5pm. Entrance is free.
For more information contact the museum on 011 833 5624.
Images of Freedom
'Images of Freedom' - the second part of JhbArtCity 2004 - involves a national art competition that closes on 9 July. Paintings that depict freedom will be chosen for displaying around the city.
The 20 chosen works will be exhibited on huge canvasses at selected sites across the city - transforming the streets into a giant, outdoor art gallery.
The artworks will be used to develop an art route through the city, linking exhibitions in Joubert Park and the Newtown Precinct. The organisers anticipate that the works will be erected by September.
The competition is open to all South African artists who live and work in the country and have had at least one group or solo exhibition in a reputable gallery in the past three years. The works entered must have been created in the past 10 years.
Each of the 20 selected artists will receive R5 000, one artist whose work the panel of judges identifies as "outstanding" will get an extra R5 000 and another R5 000 will go to the public's favourite.
This project, which celebrates 10 years of freedom in South Africa, is the work of the City of Johannesburg and the Johannesburg business community, represented by the CJP.
The closing date for entries is Friday 9 July. Check the conditions of entry, fill in an entry form and make sure you meet the deadline!
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