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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Join us for our Art & Justice public tour for this month themed, Woman, Gender and Justice: Feminist and Woman-Led Resistance. 📅 29 August 2026 🕘 09:30 - 10:30 📍 Constitutional Court, Johannesburg To reserve your spot, email: ccac.concourttrust.org.za OR DM us on this page

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Our latest exhibition rotation displays artworks inspired by Ernest Mancoba's powerful painting, L'Ancêtre (The Ancestor). Visit the CCAC to experience these works in dialogue and discover how the past continues to shape our understanding of justice and humanity. #CCAC #ArtAndJustice

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Giving new life to a timeless work of art. The CCAC performing restoration and conservation project of "Saluting Ghost" wooden sculpture by John Baloyi. Every careful step taken with precautions to help preserve this sculpture for future generations to come.🎨⚖️♻️ #conservation #ccacart

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It was a privilege to show our Collection to Justice Ngcukaitobi. We reflected on the stories,histories and ideas woven through the works, reminding us of the power of art to spark meaningful conversation. The team is grateful for the visit and the thoughtful engagement it inspired🎨⚖️✨️

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Open Call. ✨️📣 The CCT is offering a full-time, paid six-month internship with the Constitutional Court Art Collection to recent graduates passionate about visual art, heritage and justice. Duration: July - December 2026. Deadline: Sunday 14 June Link : ccac.concourttrust.org.za/news/2025/cu...

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

✨️An exciting glimpse into conservation. Our interns are actively involved in the conservation and restoration of the court carpets by Siphiwe Zulu.✨️ ✨️This preserves their textures, patterns and stories by ensuring that these pieces continue to hold their place within our shared cultural heritage.✨️

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A few South Africans 🇿🇦... On this day in history (7 April), we celebrate the birth of Charlotte Maxeke, a politician and founder of the Bantu Woman's league of South Africa. This artwork commemorates her in honour of her contribution to the freedom struggle. ⚖️

A few South Africans
Sue Williamson
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Photo Etching/Silkscreen on paper

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Southern African beadwork 📿 This beadwork is one artwork donated in 2008 by Barbara Tyrrell from those who sat for portraits drawn by her and others given as tokens of generosity and friendship. This bangle symbolises traditional daily wear and preservation of cultural documentation. #ccac #Art

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Linda @lindabythesea.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Work + Rest by Mary Lekoshere. Oil on cradled panel.

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Freedom Tapestry🧵🪡 The Freedom created by Keiskamma Art project, explores values of our Constitution. Three birds in flight symbolise independence and our diverse society. Every citizen has the right to move, reside, in South Africa(Section 21, Bill of Rights). #humanrights #Freedom #Art

Freedom Tapestry
Keiskamma Art Project
505 × 495 mm
Handwoven Fibre on calico

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Collection highlight🧵 White beaded placemat 🪡 Beadwork has long been used across many communities to express identity, status,and tradition. #Art #Beadwork

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Behind the scenes: Auditing and documenting artworks 🖼📋 Curatorial Team revisiting every piece in the collection as part of our ongoing commitment to preserving our creative legacy. Every piece tells a story,and every record keeps that story alive.✨️ #collectioncare #Art #contemporary

Curatorial Team behind scenes-Auditing 📋

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Poison Solaire🐟, a wool carpet textile artwork by Malcolm de Chazal part of our collection. Wool carry meaning, texture, and history.🧵🪡 #textile #Art #Collection

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Yesterday, we had the honour of giving Acting Justice Nuku ⚖️ a tour of the Constitutional Court Art Collection. What does freedom mean to you? Join us for our first Art &Justice tour at the Constitutional Court on 28th February✨️ #ccac #artandjustice

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The Three Figures by Veronique Tadjo || #Textile ||Oil pastel on cloth. Stylistic minimalistic work part of the CCAC Collection. #ccac #Art #painting

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Inspired by Sibusiso and Velaphi's artworks' we recommit to protecting every child's standing with the Vaal community mourning students lost in tragic school-run accident on the 19 January 2026. CCT recommits to protecting and raising awareness about children's rights and safely #Art 🎨 #Painting

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

New Curatorial Interns begin the artwork handling process in the collection 🎨 This process involved extensive engagement with artworks that live in the collection with aims to understand the material responsibilities of curatorial work.🖼✨️ #Art #Collection #ArtAndJustice

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

As we begin the year, we are excited to welcome our new interns, Kamogelo Sebopa and Sphumelele Zondi to the Curatorial Team. Their time with us will be spent, learning, questioning and engaging with the living Collection that continues to shape conversations in South Africa today.💐 #art #curator

Kamogelo Sebopa and Sphumelele Zondi -CCAC Interns of 2026

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Beaded Angel 1 by Thafa Dlamini and Ceaser Mkhize carries a quiet, joyful spirit✨. Made from beads and fabric, it reflects the craft they developed together, turning simple materials into something warm and alive.💛🧵 #Art #craft #beads

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

An evocative acrylic portrait at the Constitutional Court Art Collection 🎨 reflects human dignity, identity, and the unseen stories that shape our society. #Art #Painting #artandjustice

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🎨 Game by L Taylor — a lively print full of movement and playful energy. #Art #Game

Game, a print by L Taylor, edition 26/30, showing abstract shapes and figures suggesting playful interaction and movement.

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

The Kingdom (2018) by Elisa Iannacone, photographed in Ponte Towers, shows a woman and a rape survivor reclaiming her dignity after violence. Shared in solidarity with the G20 Women’s Shutdown, honouring the 15 women lost to GBV daily. A tribute, a memorial, a call for justice. #gbvmustfall #Art

A woman in a torn yellow dress stands tall inside Johannesburg’s Ponte Towers. She faces the camera with quiet strength, embodying survival, resilience, and reclaiming dignity after gender-based violence.

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Word Children's Day 🌏👪 Today,we celebrate children-their creativity,playfulness,and the rights that protect their future and safety. Mgusha by Thabang Lehobye is inspired by jumping the game,and the artwork reflects both the right to play and the right to eduducaton. #childrensday #Art #Painting

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Free Language and Free Culture (1996) by Thami Jali. The artwork reflects the right to speak one's language and participate in cultural life – a celebration of South Africa’s diversity and the unity we continue to strive for. #Art #Collection

A black and white Linocut by Thami Jali showing three women standing together under the umbrella 🌂,symbolizing unity 🤝 in diversity.

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🎥The Legend of the Death of Hlopheka by Noria Mabasa(2004) This powerful sculpture, carved from fig 🪵 , tells the tragic story of a boy struck by a bull, witnessed by his community. Mabasa's work Inspired by Venda mythology,ancestry,and her visions, highliting resilience,and tradition. #art #wood

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Friday's homeschoolers's tour at Constitutional Court was such a joy 😊 Seeing young people (ages 8-16) connect with art, history, and justice ⚖️ . They asked the good questions and really showed willingness to learn more about art 🎨. ✨️Join us for the art and justice ⚖️ tour on November 15th. 🗓

A group of homeschoolers and their parents standing inside the Constitutional Court ⚖️

The curator of Constitutional Court Art Collection 🎨 guiding group of homeschoolers inside Court.

Homeschoolers and CCAC curators explore "Through the barrier" artwork by Georgia Papageorge (1956)

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

A group of Constitutional Court law clerks @concourttrust.bsky.social gathered near artworks from Constitutional Court engaging in a discussion of how art and architecture reflect themes of justice ⚖️, freedom, and peace. Read more: ccac.concourttrust.org.za #Art #Rights #Justice

Law clerks stand in the Aluta Continua exhibition area, next to Keiskamma art projects🎨 titled Freedom, Equality,and Human Dignity.

The curator stands with law clerks outside the Constitutional Court, speaking about Dumile Feni's welcoming sculpture inside Court "History"2003

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Phase 2 of conserving our largest painting, Ernst Ullman’s Untitled (2225 × 4823 × 77 mm), focused on technical photography using UV and other imaging methods. Alison Gilchrest, Director of Yale’s IPCH, and Yiuan Chen shared incredible insight. Read more: ccac.concourttrust.org.za/news/2025/a-...

Alison Gilchrest, Director of Yale’s IPCH, and Yiuan Yiuan Chen, IPCH’s photography expert, observing the painting and guiding the students during Phase 2 of conservation.

CCAC curatorial intern standing with UP master’s students in Tangible Heritage Conservation and Museum Studies in front of Ernst Ullman’s Untitled, discussing the painting’s condition.

Alison Gilchrest, Director of Yale’s IPCH, and Yiuan Yiuan Chen, IPCH’s photography expert, observing the process and discussing details.

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The @concourttrust.bsky.social is looking for recent graduates with a keen interest in visual art and justice in South Africa to apply for a full-time paid internship opportunity working at the Constitutional Court Art Collection. Info: ccac.concourttrust.org.za/news/2025/cu...

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Baobab at CCAC🌴 The baobab tree- a symbol of resilience, life, and the connection between nature and culture comes alive in this striking sand on canvas painting🎨.San rock art, bringing the ancient and the present, and reflecting constitutional Court principle: Justice Under a tree🌴 #Art&Justice

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

On Heritage Day🌍🎇, we celebrate the South African Flag at the Constitutional Court. Created in 2006 by 8 women and 1 man from KwaZulu-Natal, each panel was worked on for several months before being joined into this vibrant textile. Their dedication brings the flag to life, making it more heritage.

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The Truth Tree 🌳. This artwork is inspired by justice under a tree from the constitutional Court’s logo.15 women stitched their stories into this textile. Each leaf carries voices of resilience, struggle, and hope, reflecting everyday places where challenges like hunger,abuse, and education rights.

"The truth Tree"
Bethesda arts Centre🎨 (Bushman Heritage)
2006
Applique

#heritagemonth #JusticeUnderATree #constitutionalcourt

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

🫀 September is Health Awareness Month. Today, we share Body Map 10 (life-sized print) by Nondumiso Hlwele, part of the Long Life Project Body Maps (2002). Through her body map, Nondumiso found the strength to live with HIV/AIDS and share her journey of resilience, family, and healing. #Health #CCAC

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Women's month👑 All Shall Be Afforded Dignity(1996) by Norman Kaplan. At the Centre, a mother and child remind us that respect for dignity begins at birth and must extend to women, workers, and people with disabilities, as well as those often overlooked by society. #Dignity #womensmonth #CCAC

All Shall be Afforded Dignity(1996) by Norman Kaplan.

At the Centre, a mother and child remind us that respect for dignity begins at birth and must extend to women, workers, and people with disabilities, as well as those often overlooked by society.

30years of democracy, this artwork reminds us that dignity belongs to everyone and must always be protected. #womensmonth #humanrights #dignity #constitutionalCourt

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Caring for our collection ✨️ We learned so much about the care of paintings - from how the simplest materials can cause long-term damage to how hidden dirt and dust can quickly affect the artwork. This session helped us to know that conservation is not only about repair but also for prevention.

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

✨️Caring for our collection Our largest painting, Ernest Ullmann's Untitled (1956), was recently taken to the conservation lab for careful treatment. This artwork depicting twelve figures, speaks to the values of community and togetherness🫂. #ArtConservation #ErnestUllman #ArtRestoration

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

US artist Elizabeth Catlett's 1946 print honours Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784), who was sold into slavery at the age of seven and later became the first published African-American female poet #womensart

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Constitutional Court Trust @concourttrust.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

And he is off! Wishing Zolile Shude, former law clerk to Justice Theron at the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the Franklin Thomas Fellow for 2025-26, all the best for his LLM studies at Notre Dame Law School! ‪@notredamelaw @fordfoundation.org‬

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Women's Month👑 On 9th of August, we welcomed visitors for a tour honoring the strength 💪 and resilience of women. Our tour guide took guests through stories and artworks that gives women respect for their contributions to our history and culture. #womensmonth #WomensDayTour #constitutionalcourt

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Erman Örsan Yetiş, PhD @ermanorsanyetis.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

My new article on possibilities and challenges of engaging men in resisting #antigenderism toward #genderequality and #socialjustice for lasting social transformation is published in Humanities & Social Sciences Communications @springernature.com #openaccess here: rdcu.be/eyoBH

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AC Fick 📚 @acfick72.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

A selection of life-altering books beloved or enjoyed by The Emperor of Solitude across the decades of a long life and in the many incarnations of the #LateImperialLibrary. 🫅🏾📚🤓📖📝🗝🚪🌳🌍 📚💙 📚🖋 881 August is #WomensMonth in South Africa to commemorate the Women's March of #9August1956

WOMEN WRITING AFRICA VOLUME 4: THE NORTHERN REGION edited by Fatima Sadiqi, Amira Nowaira, Azza El Kholy, and Moha Ennaji (2009; associate editors Fatima Bouabdelli, Abena P.A. Busia, Sahar Hamouda, Nadia El Kholy, Marjorie Lightman, Zahia Smail Salhi, and Khadija Zizi; contributing editors Mohamed El-Sayed Abd-el-Ghani, Ali Ouahidi, Heba Sharobeem, and Zakia Iraqui-Sinaceur; text editor Florence Howe.

The fourth and final volume of this landmark series from the Feminist Press at the City University of New York, WOMEN WRITING AFRICA: THE NORTHERN REGION includes more than 100 texts in nine different languages from six countries – Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia. Drawing on oral and written sources, the entries span several millennia and range from an ancient Egyptian queen's marriage proposal to modern women advocating new marriage and family laws. Writers such as Leila Abou Zeid, Amina Arfaoui, Salwa Bakr, Assia Djebar, Nawal El Saadawi, and Fatima Mernissi explore love, marriage, polygamy, the veil, the struggle for nationhood, and the right to
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

"Seed Corn Must Not Be Ground" final lithograph of Käthe Kollwitz, 1942. The death of her son in battle in 1914 profoundly affected the artist, who expressed her grief by creating many prints on the theme of mothers protecting their children from the horrors of war #WomensArt

Artwork featuring a woman holding her strong arms over the heads of three young children in protection

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Fancy a teacake? 😋 New to Art UK – it's #WorkOfTheWeek time. 'Cake (18/25)' by Fiona Watson (b.1952) © the artist. 📷 @artatstirling.bsky.social 👉 buff.ly/S4QbEKm

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Africa Check @africacheck.org · 11/08/2025

👩🏾‍🎓 Did you know that only 8% of Nigeria’s police force are women? Think you know more facts about women in Africa? 🎯 Take our Women’s Month quiz and test your knowledge! 👉🏾 africacheck.info/womens_month... #WomensMonth #FactCheckYourself

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Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · 11/08/2025

Art folks, here's something beautiful to start your day. Enjoy! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’

We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

We are currently preparing a publication that will focus on the artwork, "Through the Barrier - 1956 Treason Trial Frieze and Ladder," by Georgia Papageorge. This publication will delve into the #conservation of the photo frieze and ladder.

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

In "Freedom", #Mandela stirs the healing waters at the centre of a sacred pool. The #BushmanHeritageMuseum centred on healing, but with a truth: Freedom isn't a final ripple. It’s ongoing. It’s cultural voice in the face of inequality.It’s storytelling as resistance.

$This work references the biblical healing pool of Bethesda with Nelson Mandela stirring the water at the centre. The first outward ripple represents the coming of democracy in 1994, the second, the indigenous people of Nieu-Bethesda learning about and reclaiming their Bushman origins and mythology, and the third, the artists spreading their \Xam culture through storytelling, in light of the wider ongoing effects of constitutional democracy. In 2023, the artwork was restored by the Bushman Heritage Museum. In order to reflect their growth as an artistic collective, they deemed it necessary to redefine the overoptimistic symbolism used in the 2007 work. While keeping the original structure of a pool of healing with Mandela at the centre, newly drawn figures were used to "update" the work as per the collective's views in 2023, stating that the meaning freedom, to them, lies in cultural expression amidst - pervading inequalities.$

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

UP conservation experts Dr Isabelle & Salome assessed Ernest Ullmann’s striking painting at the Court, where 12 interconnected figures, echoing the apostles, reflect community and justice. Their sharp analysis in minutes. A masterclass in conservation prep. #ArtMeetsJustice #HeritageCare

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Constitutional Court Art Collection @concourt-art.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Several CCAC artworks are now on loan to @ZeitzMOCAA for their upcoming exhibition, "Spring Is Rebellious: The Art & Life of Albie Sachs"! Opening July 24th, this exhibition explores the journey of judge Albie Sachs, revealing how art intertwined with the fight for freedom in South Africa.

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