- ZA MEDU MEDU-6-6.2-6.2.1-6.2.1.1
- sub-subseries
- December 1982
Part of 6-MEDU MEMBER COLLECTIONS
This speech given by Thami Mnyele entitled "Observations of the State if the Contemporary Visual Arts in South Africa" was presented at Amsterdam conference in December 1982. Mnyele gives his impression of the state of the graphic art in South Africa. He explains how he got involved in politics while he was a student and how he wanted to understand his role as an Artist in the struggle. Mnyele contends that struggle and strife that manifests in the arts is linked to broader socio-political issues and thus, any art that is produced must not be "blind" to the "social stream from which art feeds: the community".
Medu Art Ensemble