Constitutional Court Art Collection
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The Constitutional Court Art Collection is a curated assemblage of contemporary South African artworks housed at Constitution Hill, reflecting the country’s constitutional values, human rights struggles, and democratic transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Court Art Collection canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art collection
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cultural heritage collection ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible areas of the Constitutional Court building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Constitution Hill precinct
NERFINISHED
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South African constitutional democracy ⓘ former Old Fort Prison site ⓘ |
| audience |
court staff
ⓘ
international visitors ⓘ judges ⓘ litigants ⓘ local visitors ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| curatorialApproach |
focus on works engaging law and justice
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representation of multiple South African communities ⓘ site-specific integration with architecture ⓘ |
| governedBy | Constitutional Court of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
South African art
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contemporary art ⓘ public art ⓘ |
| hasRole |
educational resource on constitutional values
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symbol of the new democratic order in South Africa ⓘ visual narrative of South Africa’s transition from apartheid ⓘ |
| housedIn | Constitutional Court of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng
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Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| location | Constitution Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
installation art
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painting ⓘ photography ⓘ printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ tapestry ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemorate human rights struggles
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express democratic transformation ⓘ integrate art into a judicial space ⓘ reflect constitutional values ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | post-apartheid era ⓘ |
| theme |
constitutionalism
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dignity ⓘ diversity ⓘ equality ⓘ freedom ⓘ human rights ⓘ justice ⓘ memory of apartheid ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ |
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