# Event Details - **Event Name**: Anti-Apartheid Struggle: visual legacies and aesthetics of freedom - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: A conversation between Christine Eyene, Gavin Jantjes, and Gideon Mendel. Followed by a screening of Biko's Children by Breeze Yoko.About this EventERL Gallery (Liverpool) is hosting an evening event in remembrance of the Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976. A youth movement, the uprising erupted in Soweto (Johannesburg) in opposition to being educated in Afrikaans – the language of the oppressive Apartheid regime.Organised in the framework of , the event will include a conversation between exhibition curator Dr Christine Eyene, South African artist Gavin Jantjes, and photographer Gideon Mendel. Followed by the screening of Biko’s Children (2008) by artist Breeze Yoko.—Activist, painter, printmaker, curator, and writer Gavin Jantjes was born in the year apartheid was introduced in South Africa. In the 1970s he received commissions from the United Nations Refugee Council and the UN Commission on Apartheid that contributed to raise global awareness on the injustice of the apartheid regime. Jantjes, whose political work was banned in South Africa during regime, will share about his journey into exile and the shifts in his practice, from socio-politically oriented works to aesthetics of imaginary and freedom.A world-renowned photographer, artist and activist, Gideon Mendel has developed, over forty years, a socially engaged photographic practice as an act of witnessing. His partisan projects are made with the intention to be of use, to both record the world we live in, and also to change it. Mendel will share his experience of covering the anti-apartheid struggle as a young photographer in the 1980s, and revisiting his archive today.Breeze Yoko represents a generation of artists born in the decade of the Soweto Uprising who have reclaimed the streets through hip hop culture and street art. A graffiti and video artist, founder of the Cape Town Print Fair inaugurated in 2026, his short film Biko’s Children (2008) explores the image and writings of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko (1946-1977), and interrogates their legacies in a democratic South Africa.—Free event, booking recommended—This event is supported by LJMU’s Institute of Art and Technology (IAT) and Enhancing Research Culture.—Image: Breeze Yoko, Gavin Jantjes, courtesy the artists. Gideon Mendel, photo: Jonathan Pierredon. Courtesy the artist. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/anti-apartheid-struggle-visual-legacies-and-aesthetics-of-freedom/100001989223262326 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, Entertainment, Exhibitions, dance, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Exhibition Research Lab - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Liverpool - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Exhibition Research Lab - **lat**: 53.404553 - **long**: -2.970442999999932 - **full address**: Exhibition Research Lab, John Lennon Art and Design Building, Liverpool, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Anti-Apartheid Struggle: visual legacies and aesthetics of freedom - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/05738572bb074656911db702c78673271c8f73967c030a3ad7cfb9c70dc08c67-rimg-w1200-h801-dc14171c-gmir.jpg?v=1779011252 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Anti-Apartheid Struggle: visual legacies and aesthetics of freedom being held? - **A:** Anti-Apartheid Struggle: visual legacies and aesthetics of freedom takes place on Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Exhibition Research Lab, John Lennon Art and Design Building, Liverpool, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Anti-Apartheid Struggle: visual legacies and aesthetics of freedom? - **A:** Anti-Apartheid Struggle: visual legacies and aesthetics of freedom is organized by Exhibition Research Lab. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Anti-Apartheid Struggle: visual legacies and aesthetics of freedom is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Liverpool, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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