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ANTON KANNEMEYER
D is for Dancing Ministers
From the Alphabet of Democracy Series
Acrylic and Black Ink on Lithographic Print
22 x 24
2006
From the Collection of Petra Mason
D is for Dancing Ministers is from the first prints that Kannemeyer did
at The Artists’ Press where he focused on images from his Alphabet
of Democracy series. The initial reference is to childhood primers and
illustrated alphabets, where ‘letter-land’ gets political. The text on the
prints reflects his obsession with hand typography and the style of the
prints recalls his earlier silk-screens with the backgrounds of flat color.
Anton Kannemeyer is a South African comic artist who makes images
imbued with black humor, subversive thinking, and satire. Born in Cape
Town, Kannemeyer is the co-founder of Bitterkomix in South Africa.
Jack Shainman Gallery has represented Kannemeyer since 2008.
www.jackshainman.com/artists/anton-kannemeyer