Meschac
Gaba’s exhibition in Tate Modern
3 July – 22
September 2013
The
Museum of Contemporary African Art in Tate Modern is separated into the
different rooms: Library, Draft room, Architecture room, Humanist Space, Game
room, Music room, the Art and Religion room, and Marriage room. Curator (International Art) of this exhibition is Kerryn Greenberg.
This exhibition marks Tate’s
acquisition of the Museum of Contemporary African Art 1997–2002. A promised
gift of the artist and acquired with funds provided by the Acquisitions Fund
for African Art supported by Guaranty Trust Bank plc 2013.
The
Marriage room I found the most interesting part of this huge exhibition because
in this room different mediums are being displayed. This exhibition combines
photography, video art, traditions, culture, décor, fashion.
On 6
October 2000, invited guests and ordinary visitors to the Stedelijk Museum in
Amsterdam witnessed the marriage of Meschac Gaba to Alexandra van Dongen.
Well-wishers brought presents, which, together with the bride’s wedding dress,
veil, shoes and handbag, their marriage certificate, guest book, wedding
photographs and video are on display in Marriage room. Here art and life are
indistinguishable and the relationship between viewer, art object and artist is
reappraised.
I am very
surprised by how artistically he shares his private moments and culture with
the audience.
As I am
photographer/filmmaker art is always an interest and inspires me to create a
response. Physically I am pleased to see different culture as I am very
interested in all. Psychologically I feel happy to be able to feel the
atmosphere of Gaba’s art through photographs and video. A very interesting
point is that his wife is of a culturally different ethnical background and it
shows an open and pure love which sometimes can hardly be found. I think it is
very important to have an open mind when viewing this exhibition because behind
this art there are lots of wordless messages.
Bibliography
http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/meschac-gaba-museum-contemporary-african-art
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