Ampersand
A Dialogue Between Contemporary Art from South Africa & the Daimler Art Collection
Distributed for Hirmer Publishers
Ampersand
A Dialogue Between Contemporary Art from South Africa & the Daimler Art Collection
For more than ten years, the internationally oriented Daimler Art Collection has committed itself to presenting and promoting South African artists. Highly regarded both in South Africa and beyond, its Mercedes-Benz Award has been awarded to authors, musicians, artists, architects, and fashion designers whose works have been prominently displayed in galleries and at biennials worldwide, including Germany’s Documenta exhibition—widely regarded as one of the most important gatherings in contemporary art.
Ampersand presents more than fifty works of contemporary South African photography, sculpture, video art, and installation pieces side by side with selected works from the Daimler Art Collection, bringing together a startling array of talent, including established artists like Robert Filliou, Jan Henderikse, Sue Williamson, and Willem Boshoff as well as promising representatives of the younger generation.
Table of Contents
Combined German/English Edition
South African art’s journey to the international stage—a personal perspective
Renate Wiehager
»and per se and«—the ampersand, its origins and background
Christian Ganzenberg
The end of the Rainbow…
Marilyn Martin
Meditation on South African culture and identity politics
Sandile Ngidi
Topologies and archaeology
Sean O’Toole
Zander Blom
Dineo Seshee Bopape
Willem Boshoff
Robert Filliou
Abrie Fourie
Kay Hassan
Jan Henderikse
Nicholas Hlobo
Alicja Kwade
Marcellvs L.
Jim Lee
Lawrence Lemaoana
Michael MacGarry
Nandipha Mntambo
Patrick Fabian Panetta
Robin Rhode
Athi-Patra Ruga
Jerôme Saint-Loubert Bié
Petro Sanguineti
Lasse Schmidt Hansen
Lerato Shadie
Rowan Smith
Monika Sosnowska
Natalia Stachon
Mikhael Subotzky
Luca Trevisani
Nontsikelelo Veleko
James Webb
Simone Westerwinter
Sue Williamson
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