SA in Venice 2013

Contemporary South African Art and the Archive.

The South African Pavillion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia

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Nelisiwe Xaba premieres her "Venus in Venice" in the SAfrican Pavilion @la_Biennale

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Athi-Patra Ruga performing "The Last White Women of Azania" on the streets of Venice....

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Something big on the streets tonight: Athi-Patra Ruga's "The Future White Women of Azania" - Campo dei Frari - 8pm

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Congratulations to Angola - Golden Lion for the best National Pavilion in Venice. A huge achievement. We're proud to be African today!

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No more sneak peeks. The doors open to public today. If you're in Venice, come say hi. If not, send waves of love to our amazing artists.

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SA Pavillion is open! Min Paul Mashatile, SA Ambassador to Italy, Nomatemba Tambo and Consul-General Saul Molobi.

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@ziminvenice Hi...our opening is at 5:30pm...come say hi.

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@MichConstant good to have you here....

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@la_bienalle @ImaginaryFact first day in Venice and I am already delighted charmed and overwhelmed. What a gorgeous city

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This is how visitors to the South African Pavillion get welcomed.... Wish everyone back home could see this.

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South Africans get ready for the Venice Biennale 2013 http://t.co/wuY9slcCQs

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So this is how artworks (not ours!) get delivered to galleries in Venice....

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...and here's a behind the scenes look at the construction of the SA Pavillion in Venice.... Getting there slowly!

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Wim Botha has created a new piece for installation as part of "Imaginary Fact". Here's a sneak peak.

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As we prepare for Venice, we're sharing some of the exhibition with you. First: Stunning portrait from Zanele Muholi http://t.co/xy5fuFR3vT

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Great piece in the M&G about the @ImaginaryFact exhibition at @la_Biennale http://t.co/ygWg3vjsVx

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Dubai.... http://t.co/W7qsjR42Sw

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Congrats to the artists chosen to be part of the South African Pavillion http://t.co/1t03yugWDC for the list, with more to be added soon.

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The image on our profile and avatar is from Wim Botha's Untitled (Witness Series I) (2011) Courtesy of the artist and Stevenson Gallery.

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The full line up of South African artists to be featured in our Pavillion in Venice will be announced here on 18 March.