Willem Boshoff Javett Art Centre Pretoria 2021/2 Posted on 25 January 202227 May 2024 Down the rabbit hole of “Word Woes“ Writing about curator Hélène Smuts’ walkabout of Willem Boshoff’s exhibition Word Woes at… Read more Javett Art Centre Pretoria – a must visit Posted on 5 January 2022 History of the Javett Art Centre The Javett Art Centre arose out of many years of planning.  Philanthropist, art collector… Read more Mapula Embroidery project celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021, a remarkable achievement Posted on 10 December 2021 You strike a woman, you strike a rock It is an understatement to say I am grateful to our investigative… Read more Liz at Lancaster Recommends: Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Wits Art Museum Posted on 28 November 202125 June 2025 Visit the Jack Ginsberg Book Centre, Wits Art Museum International guests staying at Liz at Lancaster who have visited this… Read more Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation [JCAF] Forest Town Johannesburg Posted on 17 November 202127 May 2024 JCAF the institution  Known by its acronym as JCAF, this is a non-profit institution supported by philanthropists: Gordon Schachat,  Adrian… Read more RIP. Drew Lindsay – a gentle giant with a heart of gold and a soaring spirit Posted on 26 October 202127 May 2024 A giant tree has fallen  What a legacy Drew Lindsay has given Jozi. Apart from the deeply felt loss and… Read more Liminal Identities in the Global South at JCAF 2021 Posted on 20 October 202127 May 2024 Liminal Female Identities in the Global South This is the 2nd in a programme of 3 year-long exhibitions at JCAF… Read more Paul Emmanuel Substance of Shadows at University of Johannesburg Art Gallery 2021 Posted on 20 September 202127 May 2024 Substance of Shadows Paul explains the material of carbon paper and the technique of scratching off the carbon wax to… Read more Paul Emmanuel’s Men and Monuments WAM 2020 Posted on 7 May 202127 May 2024 The Lost Men series and counter-memorials  There are 3 installations dealing with this theme: Grahamstown 2004; Mozambique 2007 and the… Read more Folly, Frailty and Fear: Diane Victor University of Johannesburg 2021 Posted on 27 April 202127 May 2024 This is not flattery “Flattery”: excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one’s own interests. Diane Victor brushes off… Read more