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Artist Willie Bester
- In 1992, artist Willie Bester painted this moving tribute to his friend Steve Biko.
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Gerard Sekoto, a South African artist based in France, produced Homage to Steve Biko in 1978, [256] and another South African artist, Peter Stopforth, included a work entitled The Interrogators in his 1979 exhibition. A triptych, it depicted the three police officers implicated in Biko's death. [257]
Jul 2, 2015 · As well, the death of Steve Biko, who he honored with a painting in 1978, “Homage to Steve Biko”—which Sekoto claimed was stolen—and later became one of his most important created works of the...
Sep 9, 2024 · Steve Biko (born December 18, 1946, King William’s Town, South Africa—died September 12, 1977, Pretoria) was the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. His death from injuries suffered while in police custody made him an international martyr for South African Black nationalism. After being expelled from high school for ...
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Shortly after Biko’s death on 14 November 1977, the routine inquest into unnatural death began in the old synagogue in Pretoria, where Sydney Kentridge was the Biko family lawyer during the...
Since 2000, the Johannesburg-based foundation that bears his name has annually commemorated his life. This year, it is honoring his memory with three months of activities under the name Biko 3030, which focuses on his legacy as a young leader.
Willie Bester is regarded as one of the most important resistance artists working against the injustices of apartheid and post-apartheid realities in South Africa.
Sep 12, 2017 · It's been 40 years since the merciless assassination of struggle hero Steve Biko. Yet today his story and image lives on. His legacy is more relevant to South Africans today than ever before.
