Clive van den Berg remembered Andrew Verster’s teaching and artistic independence

THE STORY, IN BRIEF

ArtThrob published Clive van den Berg’s eulogy for Andrew Verster in February 2020, following the artist’s death and a Durban memorial service. Van den Berg recalled Verster as an exacting teacher and prolific painter whose work extended to writing, performance design and public commissions. The remembrance emphasised his artistic independence and the significance of his frank representation of same-sex desire in South Africa.

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