'Rainbow Transit' (2013)

'Rainbow Transit' (2013)From the publisher: "From the ashes of a repressive, segregated, and racist state, a multi racial nation miraculously emerged, one of the greatest success stories of the African continent. And so began Per Anders Petterssons love affair with South Africa. Digging beneath the myth of the 'Rainbow Nation', he explored the complex realities of daily life. Democracy brought both rewards and new struggles. A black middle class rapidly emerged, fostering a

48 x 39 cm | Paper

queer romance

in the present life of these places

8 cm | 300g archival paper

physical and spiritual

a reappearing character in many of her photographs and paintings

From the Constitutional Court Art Collection website:

to name a few

this catalogue features over 250 works from Ricky Swallow

presenting it as a platform made up of overlaps and discontinuities between various artists who engage with one another successively and in stages in the same space

along with a conversation between the artist and Andrea Lissoni and Nicholas Serota

they position Unrest as a response to both recent xenophobic violence and the ongoing struggle for land