This book interprets relationships among art and ethics in the context of contemporary South African art.

Nearly three decades after inaugurating political freedom in a democratic form, the infrastructure of South Africa faces palpable issues and challenges to the social fabric. The social tension involves painful struggles for decolonization and violent debates about the removal of colonial statues, change of colonial names, transformation of universities, and curriculum change. This book does critical work in art history, theory, criticism, and visual culture by looking from and looking after social differences to interpret the potential impact of contemporary media and mediation. Artists examined include Zanele Muholi, Mohau Modisekeng, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Hasan and Husain Essop, and Kemang Wa Lehulere.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, contemporary art, visual culture, art theory, ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of art, and African studies.

About the Author

Rael Jero Salley is Professor of History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture (Maryland Institute College of Art), Inaugural Creative Director of The Space for Creative Black Imagination, Inc., Producer of Making Art History Now (Yale University & La Biennale di Venezia), Curator of Looking Rights (Johns Hopkins University, Mellon Foundation), Affiliate at the Getty Research Institute (AAAHI). Salley's Faculty appointments include the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Columbia College Chicago, The University of Chicago, the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), and Honorary Research Faculty in Philosophy at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367430689
Author Rael Jero Salley
Format Hardback
Page Count 230
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd