Presented by Michaelis Galleries, Not My War is an exhibition of works by significant South African artists reflecting on the country’s involvement in border wars in Northern Namibia and Southern Angola during the 1960’s to 1980’s. Up until 1994, almost all able-bodied white South African men were called up for National Service around the yearthey turned 18. Most were put through rigorous physical and skills training, and many sent to fight in South Africa’s so-called Border War in Northern South West Africa and Southern Angola. Marking the 25th anniversary of what is now commonly referred to as the Border War’s bloodiest and most decisive battles, most notably at Cuito Cuanavale, Not My War looks at how a selection of artists have been impacted by and responded to this critical point in the nation’s history.
David Brits border war Angola 1980\\\’s history post apartheid Fernando Alvim Gavin Younge nationalism trauma memory Colin Richards John Liebenberg Mary Corrigall SADF Namibia Chad Rossouw Wayne Barker Christopher Swift Paul Emmanuel Penny Siopis military Jo Ratcliffe GIPCA Michaelis Galleries Natasha Norman Christo Doherty
Participating artists: Colin Richards, John Liebenberg, Chad Rossouw, Wayne Barker, Christopher Swift, Paul Emmanuel, Penny Siopis, Jo Ratcliffe, Christo Doherty
Curator: David Brits
Essay: Natasha Norman
Gallery: Michaelis Galleries, Cape Town
Dates: 29 June 2012 – 25 July 2012
Website: http://www.gipca.uct.ac.za/project/not-my-war/
Curator\\\’s Website: http://www.davidbrits.com/not-my-war-exhibition/
Pages: 21
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