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| − | + | [[Albie Sachs]] (1935-) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albie_Sachs] is a lawyer and politician. | |
| + | Primarily known as [[African National Congress]] constitutional expert, who was maimed and nearly killed by a car bomb in Maputo. | ||
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| + | On his return to South Africa in 1990 he was a leading figure in the development of the new constitution, but also became an influential and sometimes controversial spokesman on arts and cultural matters, including the newly formed [[National Arts Council]] (*?). Most notable was his call for a moratorium on the use of the idea of "art as a weapon", and a shift to a more positive, rebuilding approach to the arts. The debate this engendered was brought together by I. de Kok and K. Press in the book ''Spring is Rebellious: Arguments about Cultural Freedom by Albie Sachs and Respondents''. (Cape Town: Buchu Books, 1990). | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc. == | ||
| + | [[ACT Awards]] (Arts & Culture Trust Awards of the President), Award year 2016: Lifetime Achievement Award - Arts Advocacy: Albie Sachs | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:21, 19 October 2019
Albie Sachs (1935-) [1] is a lawyer and politician.
Primarily known as African National Congress constitutional expert, who was maimed and nearly killed by a car bomb in Maputo.
On his return to South Africa in 1990 he was a leading figure in the development of the new constitution, but also became an influential and sometimes controversial spokesman on arts and cultural matters, including the newly formed National Arts Council (*?). Most notable was his call for a moratorium on the use of the idea of "art as a weapon", and a shift to a more positive, rebuilding approach to the arts. The debate this engendered was brought together by I. de Kok and K. Press in the book Spring is Rebellious: Arguments about Cultural Freedom by Albie Sachs and Respondents. (Cape Town: Buchu Books, 1990).
Awards, etc.
ACT Awards (Arts & Culture Trust Awards of the President), Award year 2016: Lifetime Achievement Award - Arts Advocacy: Albie Sachs
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