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African Identity in Post-Apartheid Public Architecture - White Skin, Black Masks (Hardcover, New Ed)
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African Identity in Post-Apartheid Public Architecture - White Skin, Black Masks (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Ashgate Studies in Architecture
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Since the end of Apartheid, there has been a new orientation in
South African art and design, turning away from the colonial
aesthetics to new types of African expression. This book examines
some of the fascinating and impressive works of contemporary public
architecture that 'concretise' imaginative dialogues with African
landscapes, craft and indigenous traditions. Referring to Frantz
Fanon's classic study of colonised subjectivity, 'Black Skin, White
Masks', Noble contends that Fanon's metaphors of mask and skin are
suggestive for architectural criticism, in the context of
post-Apartheid public design. Taking South Africa's first
democratic election of 1994 as its starting point, the book focuses
on projects that were won in architectural competitions. Such
competitions are conceived within ideological debates and studying
them allows for an examination of the interrelationships between
architecture, politics and culture. The book offers insights into
these debates through interviews with key parties concerned -
architects, competition jurors, politicians, council and city
officials, artists and crafters, as well as people who are involved
in the day-to-day life of the buildings in question.
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