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Voice - Overs
Wits
Writings Exploring African Artworks
Voice-Overs
- Wits
Writings Exploring African Artworks
Standard Bank African Art
Collection, University of the Witwatersrand Art Gallery
Tito Zungu - Go my Paper
Voice-Overs is an exhibition
catalogue. Items chosen from the Standard Bank Collection of African Art at
the University of the Witwatersrand Art Galleries are discussed. Curators of
the travelling exhibition were Julia Charlton, Karel Nel, Anitra Nettleton
and Fiona Rankin-Smith.
The Voice Overs exhibition comprised approximately 120 items. Highlight were Jackson Hlungwane's Gabriel from The Altar of God, as well as a superb Chokwe
figurative maternity staff from Angola.
Wooden neck rests (one fake -
another misattributed), as well as a charming Xhosa related pipe in the form
of a Victorian boot and African beadwork, are celebrated in the catalogue.
Artefacts were chosen by 54
members from the anthropology, applied English language studies,
archaeology, architecture, art history, drama, fine art, history,
international relations and visual literacy departments. Each selector
contributed text about their choice and the texts take the form of poems,
short stories, artworks and narrative writing - as well as traditional
research.
"Puzzle of he Past" by Marilee
Wood achieves highest praise.
Price: $80.00
plus postage.
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