High Museum Features South African Art

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia is currently featuring the special installation "Transitions: Contemporary South African Works on Paper," which presents 13 works by eight artists, many on view for the first time.

The exhibition explores how works of art act as visual narratives and testimonials to the remarkable changes in the political and social landscapes in South Africa from 1974 during the height of Apartheid to 2002, two years before a decade of democracy was widely celebrated.


The artists featured in the exhibition include Kay Hassan, David Koloane, Rudzani Nemasetoni, Derrick Nxumalo, John Muafangejo, Billy Mandindi and Sam Nhlengethwa. Also featured is a large-scale, rarely seen work by William Kentridge. The installation will complement the contemporary galleries on the Skyway Level as well as the Fred and Rita Richman Gallery of African Art.

"Transitions: Contemporary South African Works on Paper" will be on view at the High Museum through June 10, 2010.