"Jurgen Schadeberg: A Major Photographic Exhibition"
2002-01-21 until 2002-03-31
Pretoria Art Museum
Pretoria, , ZA South Africa

Jurgen Schadeberg will present a major photographic exhibition at The Pretoria Art Museum from January 21st, which will feature work over a 50-year time span. The exhibition, organised by The Alliance Française of Pretoria, will be the first time that Jurgen Schadeberg exhibits in Pretoria.

The official opening will take place on the 30th of January and will feature Dolly Rathebe and Kader Asmal. From the 1950's to the XXI century, from black and white to colour photos, this exhibition celebrates 50 years of life in South Africa. It will then tour several Alliance Francaise venues in South Africa and neighbouring countries throughout 2002, including Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Mitchell's Plain, Maseru and Gabarone.

The exhibition will see the launch of two new photographic books by Jurgen Schadeberg, which accompany the exhibition: THE BLACK AND WHITE FIFTIES and SOWETO TODAY, both published by Protea Book House.

IMAGE:
Nelson Mandela revisits his cell on Robben Island, 1994

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