Abstract
In 2020, a statue of Oliver Tambo by Cristina Salvoldi, Tania Lee and Lungisa Kala was unveiled at Oliver Tambo Airport, Johannesburg. This work is compared with a sculpture commemorating Tambo that Martin Fourie made for Beyers Naude Square in Johannesburg's city centre in 2016. Through this comparison, it is suggested that the 2016 work is informed by new understandings of public art while the 2020 sculpture – although very recent – is traditionalist in form and conception. The discussion of differences between the two sculptures is deployed to introduce the topic of the book – that is, to identify new approaches to commemorative public art and the ideas that underpin them. An outline of the structure of the volume is provided. The significance of the five themes used to group the component chapters is explored through discussion of historical precedents and theoretical ideas about commemorative art. Terminology is clarified, and a brief outline of the contents of each chapter is provided.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Contemporary Approaches to Commemorative Public Art |
| Subtitle of host publication | Monumental Developments |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040391952 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781041005797 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2025 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities