Madiba 2

CCAC #: 0521
Artwork title: Madiba 2
Artist(s): Greg Marinovich
Year made: 1999
Artwork type: Photography
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions (mm): 600 x 460
Framed dimensions (in mm): 700 x 560
Edition: 3/5
Artwork series: Dead Zone
Source: Donated by the Dippenaar Family Trust, with the artist, in 2018
Year acquired: 2018
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: On a travelling exhibition
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:

President Nelson Mandela photographed in 1999 during a visit to strife-torn Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, in an attempt to quell deadly fighting between supporters of his African National Congress (ANC) and the United Democratic Movement. According to the artist, Mandela was angry that day, ‘a far cry from the genial bonhomie that he usually displayed.’

Underlying tensions between various political factions resurfaced repeatedly in KwaZulu-Natal in the late 1990s, as post-apartheid political violence continued to be fueled by a failure to confront past wartime divisions and their legacy.

Themes: Photojournalism

CCAC 434432

Photographer: Greg Marinovich
Photo copyright: Greg Marinovich

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