Exhibition explores how art has functioned as tool of resistance

THE Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) presents a new exhibition that engages the public life of Albie Sachs to narrate the intertwined artistic and political histories of two nations: Mozambique and South Africa.

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Spring Is Rebellious: The Art & Life of Albie Sachs, recognises that revolution unfolds along a continuum, and it honours the many struggles for freedom that came before Sachs, and those still to come.

The exhibition, curated by Zeitz MOCAA Assistant Curator Dr Phokeng Setai, opens on July 24 on Level 2 Elevator Side of the museum and runs until August 23

Albie Sachs is a renowned South African activist and writer appointed by Nelson Mandela after the country's first democratic elections.

As a young advocate, he defended those charged under apartheid laws before going into exile in 1966. He later taught law in Mozambique, where in 1988 he survived a car bomb attack by South African agents, and lost his right arm and vision in his left eye.

A key figure in shaping South Africa's post-apartheid Constitution, Sachs is the author of numerous books and continues to share lessons in justice, memory, and healing.

In 2025, The Albie Collection was launched to mark his 90th birthday.