David Goldblatt
In the Katkat Valley, near Fort Beaufort
23 February 2006
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Long known for his small-scale black-and-white photography critically documenting the political complexities of South Africa, artist David Goldblatt turned in the 1990s to large-format color photography. In the Katkat Valley, near Fort Beaufort shows an expansive vista of a lush mountainous landscape in stark contrast to the barbed-wire fence and dilapidated gate blocking public access in the foreground of the composition. An election poster for the ANC (African National Congress), the party that made equitable land redistribution a major political issue following the end of apartheid in 1994, is prominently displayed on the fence, suggesting ironic commentary on the political realities of post-apartheid politics. [Permanent collection label, 2016]
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Artist
David Goldblatt
(South African, 1930–2018)
- Title In the Katkat Valley, near Fort Beaufort
- Date 23 February 2006
- Medium Digital print on 100 percent rag cotton paper in pigment inks
- Edition description 2/10
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Dimensions
image | 31 1/2 x 39 3/4 in.
- Credit line University purchase, Yalem Fund, 2006
- Object number WU 2006.0006
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Technique
color photography
digital printing
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Work type
photograph
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Theme
Landscape
Neither Here Nor There: Borders and Mobility in Contemporary Art
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 04/10/2015 - 08/02/2015
Focus on Photography: Recent Acquisitions
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 05/07/2010 - 07/26/2010
Atrium installation Summer 2007
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 05/11/2007 - 08/31/2007
Atrium installation Fall 2006 and Spring 2007
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 10/25/2006 - 04/29/2007
10/11/2006
The Goodman Gallery, Parkwood, South Africa
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