THE FLAT GALLERY
(1993 – 1995)
 

 
A DOCUMENTATION AND CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF AN INFORMAL ART ORGANISATION IN DURBAN
 
 
 
SIEMON D. ALLEN
 
 
With a foreword by
JAY HORSBURGH
 
 
Acknowledgements
 
 
The financial assistance of the Centre for Science Development (HSRC, South Africa) and Technikon Natal (South Africa) towards this research is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at are those of the author and are not necessarily to be attributed to the Center for Science Development or Technikon Natal.
 
I would also like to thank all those who contributed to this document:
Virginia MacKenny, Lola Frost, Thami Jali, Joseph Manana, Etienne de Kock,
Walker Paterson, Carol Gainer, Greg Streak, Melissa Marrins, Isaac Sikhakhane,
Marisa Telleria-Diez, Curtis Brown, Paul Chung,
Terry-Anne Stevenson, James Huckenpahler,
Jeremy Wafer, Andries Botha, Tony Starkey,
Jenah McCarthy, Meredith Vie,
Ledelle Moe, Thomas Dry Barry, Yaj Marrow,
Bob Allen and Denise Allen.
I would especially like to thank Kendall Buster for
editing out the other 97% of the ‘stuff’.
 
 
 
 
First Edition, 1999
‘Published’ March 1999 by FLAT International
No copyright. Any of the texts and images in this
book may be freely reproduced, translated or adapted.
 
The print document was produced on an Apple Macintosh G3/233 and an Epson Stylus Colour 800
Web document was produced on an Apple Macintosh Powerbook G4
For Further information, please contact:
 
FLAT International
222 West Broad Street
Richmond VA, 23220,USA
Telephone: +202 277 7852
e-mail:
Siemon Allen
flatinternational@hotmail.com
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Thomas Barry
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Catalogue under:
1. The FLAT Gallery
2. Alternative Spaces
3. Informal Art Spaces
4. Experimental Art Spaces

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