Amsterdam Rainbow Dress
| CCAC #: | 0572c |
| Artwork title: | Amsterdam Rainbow Dress |
| Artist(s): |
Neo Ntsoma |
| Year made: | 2018 |
| Artwork type: | Photography |
| Medium: | Diasec Photographic Print |
| Dimensions (mm): | 293 x 418 |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 293 x 418 x 35 |
| Artwork multipart work: |
Amsterdam Rainbow Dress |
| Source: | Donated by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of South Africa |
| Year acquired: | 2020 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | In storage |
| Exhibitions: |
A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - National Arts Festival, Makhanda - 20 to 30 June 2024 A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley - 1 August to 7 September 2024 A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - KZNSA Gallery, Durban - 27 September - 10 November 2024 |
| Signage: | Photograph by Neo Ntsoma featuring Yaya Mavundla wearing the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress at the Constitutional Court, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg (December 2018), during its first presentation in South Africa on International Human Rights Day. The image is set against the Court’s symbolic architecture, built on a former prison site and defined by glass, mosaic, and monumental timber doors inscribed with the Bill of Rights, contrasting the dress’s global map of LGBTIQ+ criminalisation with South Africa’s constitutional commitment to equality. |
| Related constitutional cases: |
Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Fourie and Another (2005) |
Photographer: Neo Ntsoma
Photo copyright: Consult with CCT curatorial team
NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.