- Title
- Bodies, buildings, and borders: navigating the divided nation through contemporary South African and Palestinian art practice
- Creator
- Baasch, Rachel M
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/145897
- Identifier
- vital:38476
- Identifier
- https://0-doi.org.wam.seals.ac.za/10.1162/afar_a_00401
- Description
- This paper navigates the phenomenon of the divided nation through the work of contemporary South African artists Th¬ando Mama, Sikhumbuzo Makandula, and Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi. I position the work of these artists practicing in a post-apartheid nation-state alongside the work of contemporary Palestinian artists Larissa Sansour and Khaled Jarrar, who respond to the ongoing struggle of the stateless Palestinian nation divided by colonialism and Israeli apartheid. Each of these artists critiques the construction of the modern nation-state using symbols such as the national flag, the national anthem, the passport and postage stamp, and physical walls and buildings.
- Format
- 12 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- african arts, Baasch, R., 2018. Bodies, Buildings, and Borders: Navigating the Divided Nation through Contemporary South African and Palestinian Art Practice. african arts, 51(02), pp.32-43., african arts volume 51 number 2 32 43 May 2018 1937-2108
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- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African arts Statement (https://0-www.jstor.org.wam.seals.ac.za/journal/africanarts)
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