Artist

South Africa United Democratic Front (UDF)

South Africa United Democratic Front (UDF) is an artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art.

This was art as resistance, made by ordinary people who couldn’t show their faces. In 1984, a group of South African activists turned a church hall into a print shop overnight, rolling out posters that said what newspapers wouldn’t: “Defiance Campaign begins Monday.” The ink smelled like hope and danger. Why this belongs in Gallery Tiles: look up the “UDF 1984 Untitled poster” and you’ll see the moment a movement became visible.

Works by South Africa United Democratic Front (UDF)

Collections represented

Museum of Modern Art

Museum

Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the…

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