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New Acquisition: Players of Colour by Lawrence Lemaoana
In the fabric-work Players of Colour Lawrence Lemaoana uses
materials and working methods associated with femininity to depict a
sports-team. The irony of representing the macho-men of the South
African sports-world through pink and floral fabrics, using the
traditionally feminine craft of quilting, allows him to wittily
question stereotypical understandings of masculinity. The title of
the artwork, Players of Colour, points to racial quotas in sports.
Lemaoana’s players are all faceless, suggesting that their
personalities or abilities count less than their status as
figureheads. Lemaoana, a young black man, used to play rugby and in
2000 participated in the Craven Week rugby tournament.
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