In May 2002, French artist Ernest Pignon-Ernest glued on the walls of Warwick (Durban) and Kliptown (Soweto) a serie of life-sized sérigraphiés representing an African pietà carrying the body of a male, African, AIDS sufferer. In so doing, Pignon-Ernest made a move out of his usual, Mediterranean, context of intervention. This geographical displacement showcases the relationship that contemporary, outdoors and in-situ art entertains with the notion of place, and offers geographers a unique opportunity to both analyze and theorize the spatial dimension of artistic practices. By scrutinizing the spatialities of this specific work of art, we assess the various concepts elaborated by aesthetics, art history and critique. We also promote a relat...