Item 2.1 - The Spear Fights On

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ZA MEDU MEDU-2-2.1

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The Spear Fights On

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  • 1978 (Creation)

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(1978-1985)

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The Medu Art Ensemble was formed by South Africa exiles in Gaborone, Botswana, in 1978. The organisation produced a wealth of creative work across all major art-forms; the roup further played a key role in shaping aesthetic and cultural theory and praxis within Africanist and liberation struggles. On June 14 1985, the South African Defence Force attacked the homes of Medu members and other activists in Gaborone, killing 12 people; Medu as an organisation ceased to exist.

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Part of a larger poster collection held in trust by Judy Seidman in her capacity as former Secretary of the Medu Graphics Unit.

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Artists: Basil Jones, Medu Collective and Albio Gonzalez

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Permission to publish must be obtained from the Medu Art Ensemble Project.

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