belief vs reason
Artists have always been interested in themes of belief and reason. Goya’s iconic print and Yinka Shonibare’s photographic version of it link the abandonment of reason to debates around identity, race, and colonisation. Harrison’s Black Christ highlights the relationship between belief, reason, and political strife. The mythological characters of Armitage and Kentridge highlight the absurdity of life in modern-day Africa.
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Michael Armitage, Mydas, 2019
Diane Victor, Shadow Boxer, 2015
Johannes Phokela, Original Sin, 2023
Yinka Shonibare, CBE, RA, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Australia), 2008
Francisco de Goya, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, 1799
Ronald Harrison, The Black Christ, 1962
Francisco de Goya, A Way of Flying, ca. 1815-16
Dumile Feni, Railway Accident, 1966
William Kentridge, Act IV, scene 7 from Ubu Tells the Truth, 1996-97
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