Norman Kaplan: All Shall Be Afforded Dignity. The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia. 30th September to 18th October, 2024.
‘Norman Kaplan: All Shall be Afforded Dignity’
This display of artwork marks 30 years since the first democratic elections in South Africa. Norman Kaplan’s linocuts and prints speak to what life was like under the apartheid regime and remind us of the enduring relationship between art and protest. The title of the display – All Shall Be Afforded Dignity – references one of Kaplan’s most celebrated works, on permanent display engraved into one of the windows in South Africa’s Constitutional Court, where it serves as a powerful symbol of the sacrifices made to overthrow apartheid and a reminder to remain vigilant to the duty. Visitors to the exhibition can view the linocut that formed the blueprint for the engraving within the exhibition.
Showing at The Enterprise Centre,
University of East Anglia,
Norwich Research Park, Norwich,
NR4 7TJ
Free admission
Monday – Friday
9:30 – 16:30
30 September – 18 October 2024
The exhibition will be accompanied by talks, performances, and workshops with local school children in Norwich across the month of October. For more information about these or to organise group visits email us at [email protected].
‘Norman Kaplan: All Shall be Afforded Dignity’ has been organised for display at the University of East Anglia (UEA) by the Anti-Apartheid Movement Archives, Action for Southern Africa, and the Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Centre of Memory & Learning in collaboration with Nicholas Grant, Associate Professor of International History at UEA and member of the Anti-Apartheid Legacy’s Project Advisory Group.
The version of the exhibition on display at UEA has been curated by JMC Anderson, an Artist, Community Curator and Facilitator based in Norfolk and produced in collaboration with CreativeUEA.
Read more about the exhibition in Norwich at https://stories.uea.ac.uk/norman-kaplan-all-shall-be-afforded-dignity/
This exhibition is part of the UK wide commemorative programme, marking 30 years of democracy in South Africa. It is convened by Action for Southern Africa and Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Centre of Memory and Learning; with the Anti-Apartheid Movement Archives and ACTSA Scotland, in partnership with the South African High Commission to the UK & Northern Ireland.
“All shall be afforded dignity” is our theme for the year. It is both commemorative and a call to action for the future, since there is much work still to be done to realise the South Africa we all want, according to the provisions in the South African Constitution.
Our aim is to draw on the spirit of the 1994 election year, where hope with action were the key ingredients to achieving a new dawn for South Africa and for the world. More information about the 30 years anniversary commemorative programme here .
