Lucas Radebe
Callan Grecia
Artwork 2019
Callan Grecia's acrylic painting 'Lucas Radebe' that depicts the titular soccer player.
Artwork: Callan Grecia, Lucas Radebe (2019). Acrylic on paper. 51 x 30 cm. Courtesy of Alexander Richards.
Artist Callan Grecia Title Lucas Radebe Date 2019 Materials Acrylic on paper Dimensions 51 x 30 cm Credit Courtesy of Alexander Richards

From Phokeng Tshepo Setai and Alexander Richards, the curators of Exhibition Match '22:

In his painting of Bafana Bafana legend Lucas Radebe, Grecia depicts the captain with his signature look from the triumphant 1996 AFCON tournament – held in South Africa and considered one of the most important nation-building events in the country’s history. Nelson Mandela said of Radebe: “This is my hero.”

Through his making, Callan Grecia critically examines Western notions of academy and artistic production, and finds in each modernist ‘ism’ a distinctly South African expression.

Installation photograph from the 2022 rendition of Exhibition Match on A4’s second floor. On the floor, soccer balls sit on plastic stands at the base of a white wall. On the wall are Penny Siopis’ lithograph ‘Pinky Pinky (Ronaldo)’, Pieter Hugo’s photograph ‘Good Enough Mabaso, Orlando Pirates supporter, Coca-Cola Cup semi-final, Rustenburg, 2005’, Callan Grecia’s painting ‘Lucas Radebe’ and Zanele Muholi’s photograph ‘Portia Modise, Kagiso, Krugersdorp, 2016’.
Installation photograph from the 2022 rendition of Exhibition Match on A4’s second floor. On the floor, soccer balls sit on plastic stands at the base of a white wall. On a white plinth, Robin Rhode’s animation ‘Hondtjie’ is displayed on a screen. On the wall are Andile Komanisi’s photograph ‘Soccer Indaba’, Penny Siopis’ lithograph ‘Pinky Pinky (Ronaldo)’, Pieter Hugo’s photograph ‘Good Enough Mabaso, Orlando Pirates supporter, Coca-Cola Cup semi-final, Rustenburg, 2005’, Callan Grecia’s painting ‘Lucas Radebe’ and Zanele Muholi’s photograph ‘Portia Modise, Kagiso, Krugersdorp, 2016’.
Installation photograph from the 2022 rendition of Exhibition Match on A4’s second floor.
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