An act of resistance, the art of Candice Breitz draws on contemporary mass culture, devising new systems for understanding reality. Born in 1972 and raised in Johannesburg, Breitz belongs to the South African generation that lived through the reign of Apartheid, which attempted to impose political power by turning social divisions and disinformation into weapons of conquest.
The artist's childhood memories are tied to an educational model that fomented racial divisions, eliminating any possibil…
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