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'History(n)'
Alan Taylor, Gavin Younge, Maria van Rooyen, Wayne Barker, Lauren Palte, Charles Maggs, Richard Chauke and Catherine Ocholla at UCA GalleryAppropriately, the cover of the catalogue for ‘History(n)’ is a replica of a scuffed school exercise book with some of the letters coloured in by a bored pupil. After all, wasn’t the school room the place where most of us became aware of that vast subject with so many more tiresome names and dates to remember than we possibly ever could?
Curator Andrew Lamprecht takes as a starting point for his group show the difference between 'History(e)', or history-as-event, referring to the events themselves as they occur chronologically in time, and 'History(n)' or history-as-narrative, referring to the written and drawn and recorded impressions of that event by those who are present as observers.
The artist as mediator and interpreter has as much to offer in throwing light upon an event, proposes Lamprecht, as does the official historian. In support of his case, he presents works by eight artists working in various media: Alan Taylor, Brett Shuman, Catherine Ocholla, Charles Maggs, Gavin Younge, Lauren Palte, Maria van Rooyen, Richard Chauke and Wayne Barker.
23 September 2009 - 16 October 2009
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'History(n)'
Alan Taylor, Gavin Younge, Maria van Rooyen, Wayne Barker, Lauren Palte, Charles Maggs, Richard Chauke and Catherine Ocholla at UCA GalleryThe word ‘history’ is sometimes broken into the terms history(n) and history(e) by historical theorists to differentiate history as a written narrative and history as an unfolding series of events. This exhibition will explore how artists construct the story of history through their art, frequently, but not always, drawing on archives and sources. Artists on the show include Wayne Barker, Richard Chauke, Charles Maggs, Catherine Ocholla, Lauren Palte, Alan Taylor, Maria van Rooyen and Gavin Younge.
The show is curated by Andrew Lamprecht, who lectures in Fine Art at University of Cape Town
23 September 2009 - 16 October 2009
