Spring Is Rebellious: The Art & Life of Albie Sachs engages the public life of Albie Sachs to narrate the intertwined artistic and political histories of two nations: Mozambique and South Africa. It recognises that revolution unfolds along a continuum and honours the many struggles for freedom that came before Sachs, as well as those still to come.

Albie Sachs is a renowned South African activist, writer, and former judge of the Constitutional Court (1994–2009), appointed by Nelson Mandela after the country’s first democratic elections, and a key figure in shaping South Africa’s post-apartheid Constitution.

Sachs’ life and contributions act as a vessel for collective memory. The Albie Collection, launched in 2025, reflects on Sachs’ cultural and intellectual legacy through artworks he collected, commissioned, curated, collaborated on, or helped inspire.

Curated by Zeitz MOCAA Assistant Curator Dr Phokeng Setai.

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