ISIS Arts | BEK Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts | Stiftelsen 3,14 | AIR Bergen USF & Maia Urstad

presents:

Contemporary South Africa

A video screening programme of contemporary South African artists

Bridget Baker
Robyn Nesbitt & Nina Barnett
Eduardo Cachucho
Hasan & Husain Essop
Nadine Hutton
Bongain Khoza
Donna Kukama
Jessica Gregory & Zen Marie
Nandipha Mntambo
Bernie Searle

Co-curated by BEK, and Galleri 3,14, Norway and ISIS Arts, Newcastle Contemporary South Africa showcases 10 works by both emerging and established artists working within film. Commenting on the social landscape of South Africa, each artist attempts to investigate the relationships between place and time; land and people; past and present; present and future.

The cultural isolation of the apartheid years has made is difficult for artistic endeavour to survive with ease but the international art world began to open to South Africa in 1993 when the Venice Biennale included South African artists for the first time. Embracing the international artistic community was taken a step further with the Johannesburg Biennale in 1995, which brought the international art world to the country.

Taking the form of an exhibition showing at Gallerie 3,14, Norway between 04.06.10 and 08.08.10, in the UK the project will form part of ISIS Arts Empty Shop programme throughout the autumn of 2010. More information to follow.