THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
THREE ONCOLOGISTS (2002) BY KEN CURRIE The artist Ken Currie has captured the horror and anxiety associated with cancer in this powerful and alarming triple portrait of three oncologists. As pioneering cancer specialists, they are depicted as agents of high intelligence and skill – ready, able and prepared to fight and destroy the dreaded disease. When this portrait was painted, Professor Robert Steele (left), Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri (centre) and Professor Sir David Lane (right) were members of the Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School in Dundee. (James Holloway)
UNTITLED (2010) FROM THE BRAVE ONES BY ZWELETHU MTHETHWA
This image is hanging in the opening Scottish National Portrait Gallery show, Romantic Camera: Scottish Photography and the Modern World. It is the first photograph to come into the collection by a post-Apartheid South African photographer. The image shows two boys from the Shembe Nazareth Baptist community in South Africa, a denomination that blends Christian and Zulu traditions. The boys have appropriated Scottish military costume from the late 19th century for their own, highly creative, uses. The kilt here becomes a powerful symbol of post-colonial identity and illustrates the complex global legacy of Scottish culture in the 21st century. (Duncan Forbes, Senior Curator of Photography) 17 Nov–15 Dec 2011 THE LIST 19
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