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International Center of Photography Awarded Ford Foundation
Grant to
Present “Rise and Fall of Apartheid” Traveling Exhibition in
South Africa
December 11,
2013—The International Center of Photography (ICP) has been
awarded a $250,000 grant by the
Ford Foundation to support its traveling exhibition Rise
and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of
Everyday Life at
Museum Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Originally presented at ICP in 2012, the landmark exhibition
is an unprecedented examination of the 50-year civil rights
struggle, from how apartheid defined and marked South
Africa’s identity from 1948 to 1994, to the rise of Nelson
Mandela, and finally its lasting impact on society.
The grant from the Ford Foundation will support all stages
of the exhibition presentation.
“ICP’s commitment to bringing Rise
and Fall of Apartheid to
South Africa directly reflects its mission to be the world’s
leading institution dedicated to the global practice and
understanding of photography,” said Mark
Lubell, Executive Director of ICP. “We
are grateful for the Ford Foundation’s support, which will
enable ICP to offer this groundbreaking scholarly
perspective on the era of apartheid, told through the lens
of South African photographers.
“The Ford Foundation is deeply proud to help bring this
landmark exhibition to South Africa,” said Achmat Dangor,
the foundation’s representative in Southern Africa. “At this
important moment for the nation, these images offer a
powerful opportunity for reflection, both about how far
we’ve come and what must still be done to ensure that the
great promise of freedom and democracy is fulfilled for
everyone who lives here.”
On view from February 13 to June 29, 2014, ICP’s
presentation at Museum
Africa will coincide with the
20th anniversary of the first democratic election in South
Africa, the overthrow of apartheid, and the inauguration of
President Nelson Mandela.
Curated by Okwui Enwezor with Rory Bester, Rise
and Fall of Apartheid comprehensively
explores for the first time the legacy of the apartheid
system and how it defined and marked South Africa’s identity
from 1948 to 1994, penetrating even the most mundane aspects
of social existence—from housing, public amenities, and
transportation, to education, tourism, religion, and
business. Departing from the conventional documentary
records and images often associated with the struggle
against apartheid, the exhibition investigates
the domain of the banal, the unremarkable, and the
unremarked upon as a way of understanding, through images,
this era’s enduring legacy.
About the Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit
grant-making organization. For over 75 years it has worked
with courageous people on the frontlines of social change
worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic
values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international
cooperation, and advance human achievement. With
headquarters in New York, the foundation has offices in
Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
About ICP
The International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world’s
leading institution dedicated to the practice and
understanding of photography and the reproduced image in all
its forms. Through our exhibitions, educational programs,
and community outreach, we offer an open forum for dialogue
about the role images play in our culture. Since our
founding, we have presented more than 500 exhibitions and
offered thousands of classes, providing instruction at every
level. ICP is a center where photographers and artists,
students and scholars can create and interpret the world of
the image within our
comprehensive educational and archival
facilities. Visit www.icp.org for
more information.
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