VAP2601
ASSIGNMENT 4 2025
DUE: 12 SEPT 2025
SEMESTER 2 2025
, Opened: Monday, 1 September 2025, 10:00 AM
Due: Friday, 12 September 2025, 6:00 PM
205742
Please choose ONE of the following options (4A/4B/4C/4D/4E):
Assignment 4 (worth 40% of the year mark)
4A: visual art exhibition
4B: concert
4C: play
4D: dance performance
4E: museum
“WE, THE PURPLE” EXHIBITION REVIEW
We, The Purple is a multi-disciplinary art exhibition at the Javett Art Centre at the
University of Pretoria (Pretoria, South Africa). Curated by Khumo Sebambo, it marks 30
years of South African democracy. The show’s title and motif draw on Pretoria’s
“Jacaranda City” nickname and the 1989 “purple rain” anti-apartheid protests. It features
works by eminent artists such as Gerard Sekoto, Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi, Marlene
Dumas, Athi-Patra Ruga, George Pemba, Bonnie Ntshalintshali and Zanele Muholi
presented across themed galleries. Formal aspects are diverse: bold paintings and
assemblages hang alongside sculpture including a rare Noria Mabasa piece and
photography. The color purple recurs throughout (echoing jacarandas and female
protest), unifying the experience. The layout uses immersive design,, for example, a
“Living School” space invites visitors to sit, read, and even create mini-zines reflecting
on democracy.
ASSIGNMENT 4 2025
DUE: 12 SEPT 2025
SEMESTER 2 2025
, Opened: Monday, 1 September 2025, 10:00 AM
Due: Friday, 12 September 2025, 6:00 PM
205742
Please choose ONE of the following options (4A/4B/4C/4D/4E):
Assignment 4 (worth 40% of the year mark)
4A: visual art exhibition
4B: concert
4C: play
4D: dance performance
4E: museum
“WE, THE PURPLE” EXHIBITION REVIEW
We, The Purple is a multi-disciplinary art exhibition at the Javett Art Centre at the
University of Pretoria (Pretoria, South Africa). Curated by Khumo Sebambo, it marks 30
years of South African democracy. The show’s title and motif draw on Pretoria’s
“Jacaranda City” nickname and the 1989 “purple rain” anti-apartheid protests. It features
works by eminent artists such as Gerard Sekoto, Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi, Marlene
Dumas, Athi-Patra Ruga, George Pemba, Bonnie Ntshalintshali and Zanele Muholi
presented across themed galleries. Formal aspects are diverse: bold paintings and
assemblages hang alongside sculpture including a rare Noria Mabasa piece and
photography. The color purple recurs throughout (echoing jacarandas and female
protest), unifying the experience. The layout uses immersive design,, for example, a
“Living School” space invites visitors to sit, read, and even create mini-zines reflecting
on democracy.
