Tethered Monkey
| CCAC #: | 0002 |
| Artwork title: | Tethered Monkey |
| Artist(s): |
Albert Adams |
| Year made: | 2005 |
| Artwork type: | Painting |
| Medium: | Acrylic on canvas |
| Dimensions (mm): | 1545 x 1540 |
| Framed dimensions (in mm): | 1595 x 1590 x 45 |
| Source: | Donated by the artist |
| Year acquired: | Unrecorded |
| 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: | The ape is a recurring motif in the artist’s paintings, speaking to how man carries his primal nature with him. His work also speaks to the inhumanity and inequality of apartheid South Africa - a time and place he later described as ‘a vast and terrifying prison’ - as experienced personally by the artist as a gay, Coloured man. |
| Themes: |
LGBTQ+ rights Environmentalism |
| Constitutional links: |
Environmental rights (section 24) Equality - constitutional value (section 1a, section 9) |
| Related constitutional cases: |
National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v Minister of Justice (1998) |
Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT
Artwork copyright: Albert Adams estate
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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.