Art exhibitions in Johannesburg provide viewers with culturally diverse experiences and enlightening South African journeys
Martin Y Sicilia Nobody can take away the good times we’ve had – Disturbing subject matter, realistic style at Galley Momo 7th Ave Parktown North until 15th October Nadine Hutton’s photographic exhibition I. Joburg at Room 70, Juta St until 29th September At Kim Sacks Gallery Traversing shows the works of 3 women potters: Kim […]
Read More »Far from being just another curio outlet, togu’na shop offers a collection of traditional and contemporary pieces that are tailored to suit the specific needs of every customer. The owner and director Lara Tatley has sourced an exquisite collection of pieces from all over Africa and runs the showroom in Parktown North with her husband […]
Read More »Wilma Cruise’ s exhibition The Alice Diaries shows at Circa until 25th August. Exploring the liminal space between animals and humans, Cruise draws on texts from Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass. Across the road at Circa’s sister gallery, Everard Read, Southern Guild showcases design ideas of some of South Africa’s most […]
Read More »There are some interesting exhibitions on at the moment with new ones opening during July. The Winter exhibition at the Everard Read Gallery is a group show with works by over 30 artists Phillemon Hlungwani, Neil Rodger, Anton Momberg, Velaphi Mzimba, Walter Voigt, Impumelelo Beads, Angus Taylor, Hanneke Benade, Pauline Gutter, Lionel Smit, Deborah Bell, […]
Read More »Neustetter’s fascination with the stars The stars, planets and the night skies have fascinated and inspired the South African artist Marcus Neustetter over the past few years. He has collaborated with Bronwen Lace on an arts initiative which explores the relationship between the local community who live in Sutherland in the Northern Cape and the […]
Read More »Opening at Circa on Jellicoe Ave, Lower Rosebank on 28th June are 2 exhibitions which look at the interface between art and science. The sub-title of Dark Energy – Images from the Hubble Telescope, is fairly is self explanatory. Sutherland Reflections, is somewhat more arcane subtitled ‘Art meets science in a place of Darkness and […]
Read More »Diarize the Encounters Documentary Film Festival 8- 24 June at The Bioscope at Main Street Life. There are some great doccies. For the programme go to: http://www.thebioscope.co.za/2012/05/21/encounters-2012-at-the-bioscope-from-8-24th-june/ by
Read More »The national and international attention caused by the furore around the Spear of the Nation turned Smear of the Nation has made all other current exhibitions pale into insignificance. While Goodman Gallery has removed the offending work from the show, the rest of Hail to the thief II can be seen until the 16th June. Exhibitions at other galleries […]
Read More »Over ten years ago the concept of a Cultural Arc was mooted by Prof Carolyn Hamilton, then Head of the Humanities Postgraduate School at Wits. Envisioned as a metaphorical sweeping link between three powerful cultural institutions across the geography of the city, it would connect the Johannesburg Art Gallery on the east, to Wits in […]
Read More »Missing the point of representation: the controversy around Brett Murray’s Spear of the Nation I’m not going to go into the background to this work – there is lots available on-line . I have currently not had time and focus to follow this debate in any depth but […]
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