Christo Doherty
Biographic Data
| ID | 3815743 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christo Doherty |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christo |
| FAMILY NAME | Doherty |
| SIGNATURE | DOHERTY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9718-7558 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Artistic Independence in South Africa—A Comparison of Strategies
Moving Monuments
The shifting relationship between physical monuments and the public memory that they seek to construct is explored through a photographic and textual examination of the social and political forces behind the construction and subsequent relocation of the Irish Brigade Monument in South Africa. Unveiled in 1975 in Johannesburg, the monument celebrated the memory of the Irish Brigade: “physical force” Irish nationalists who fought on the side of the…
Abstract of
Pushing against the Watershed was performed on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, located on the margins of the inner city and its sites of protest, clashes and economic juxtapositions. On the opening night of the Watershed: Art, Science and Elemental Politics conference, Neustetter, a South African performance/social artist, pushed a transparent plastic sphere containing 50 liters of water and an array of LED lights…
Apprehending the Environment
Watershed: Art, Science, and Elemental Politics, held at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 10–21 September 2018, brought together art and science concerns around knowledge systems, water insecurity and threats to human survival. The program included work from India, the U.S., Peru and South Africa: installations and exhibitions, walks and performances, poetry and book readings across the university campus. These events were integ…
The Wits-Koornhof Debate
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The Wits-Koornhof Debate
Moving Monuments
The shifting relationship between physical monuments and the public memory that they seek to construct is explored through a photographic and textual examination of the social and political forces behind the construction and subsequent relocation of the Irish Brigade Monument in South Africa. Unveiled in 1975 in Johannesburg, the monument celebrated the memory of the Irish Brigade: “physical force” Irish nationalists who fought on the side of the…
Abstract of
Pushing against the Watershed was performed on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, located on the margins of the inner city and its sites of protest, clashes and economic juxtapositions. On the opening night of the Watershed: Art, Science and Elemental Politics conference, Neustetter, a South African performance/social artist, pushed a transparent plastic sphere containing 50 liters of water and an array of LED lights…
Apprehending the Environment
Watershed: Art, Science, and Elemental Politics, held at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 10–21 September 2018, brought together art and science concerns around knowledge systems, water insecurity and threats to human survival. The program included work from India, the U.S., Peru and South Africa: installations and exhibitions, walks and performances, poetry and book readings across the university campus. These events were integ…
Artistic Independence in South Africa—A Comparison of Strategies
Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Context (archaeology) (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Watershed (2 works)