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The Good Ship Jesus, Tracey Rose, 2017. Photo: Courtesy the artist and Dan Gunn, London
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Shock is not enough: Tracey Rose and the art of war

Refusing to simplify reality for the sake of clarity, the artist’s approach runs against dominant dogmatic culture

  • Ashraf Jamal
9 min read
Ciao Bella Ms Cast: Venus Baartman, 2001. Courtesy of the artist and Dan Gunn, London
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The ‘calling’ of Tracey Rose

The artist’s retrospective exhibition at Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa covers her 30-year career during which she has challenged and subverted everything from racism to…

  • Carl Collison
14 min read