Library foyer carpet
| CCAC #: | 0580 |
| Artwork title: | Library foyer carpet |
| Artist(s): |
Cecil Skotnes |
| Contributor(s): |
Peter Simon |
| Year made: | 2005 |
| Artwork type: | Textile |
| Medium: | Carpet |
| Dimensions (mm): | 7390 x 2650 |
| Source: | Unrecorded |
| Year acquired: | 2001 |
| Installation type: | Integrated 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: | Based on a design by Cecil Skotnes, this carpet was made by Peter Simon. As a student in 1962, Simon had, at the request of Albie Sachs, courageously provided refuge for two leaders within the clandestine liberation struggle who were on the run from the police. After weeks in hiding in Simon’s student cottage, the fugitives escaped from the country. One of them, Chris Hani, went on to head the armed wing of the ANC, and enjoyed great popularity until he was assassinated in 1993. Upon visiting Justice Sachs at the new Constitutional Court in 2005, Simon, now an expert in carpets, agreed to make this carpet for the foyer of the new human rights law library at the Constitutional Court. |
Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT
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.