Art exhibitions in Johannesburg provide viewers with culturally diverse experiences and enlightening South African journeys
Sunday afternoon at Maboneng Another wonderful late summer’s day in Jozi – one of those where the temperature is balmy, the sky is blue, the place is buzzing, people are mellow, the value of friendship is more acutely felt than usual and, just maybe, Monday morning will hold off its arrival for a while. Maboneng […]
Read More »Kentridge: Three Exhibitions/Three Venues The pick of the month has to be the Kentridge festival coming up with exhibitions of his work opening in three Johannesburg venues in November. Tomorrow, 9th November, Refusal of Time opens at Johannesburg Art Gallery and runs until 1st February. On 15th November Drawings: East Rand Proprietary Mines Cash Book […]
Read More »Exact Imagination 300 Years of Botanically Inspired Art in South Africa Currently showing at the Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg CBD is a fascinating exhibition entitled Exact Imagination 300 Years of Botanically Inspired Art in South Africa. The third in a series of 4 exhibitions at the Standard Bank Gallery which focuses on the […]
Read More »Joburg has long been regarded as the Cinderella at the cultural ball, in the shadow of her more glamorous step-sister, Cape Town. However, the city has emerged during the last 20 years as a dynamic centre of cutting-edge arts activity, offering a whole range of art galleries catering to the tastes of cultural aficionados and […]
Read More »Piece: a gem of a shop selling beautifully designed hand crafted items NB Now moved to Ellis House 23 Voorhout St Doorfontein Piece used to be in the Firs in Rosebank but as of 2017 has moved to new premises in Ellis House Doornfontein. Piece is one of Joburg’s most special shops run by a […]
Read More »Three outstanding exhibitions at the Parkwood galleries on the Jan Smuts Art Strip Gerhard Marx at Goodman Gallery There are currently several not-to-be missed exhibitions showing at some of the galleries clustered along the Jan Smuts art strip. Showing at Goodman Gallery is Gerhard Marx’s exhibition Lessons in Looking Down I realize I have written other […]
Read More »Marx and Wilsenach examine different ways of seeing: Looking down and looking up Marx’s exhibition Lessons in Looking Down opens at the Goodman Gallery on Thursday evening . The exhibition takes its name from a chapter in Jules Verne’s book A Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Verne’s two geologists discover a potential route into the centre […]
Read More »Gerhard Marx at Goodman Gallery Like Kentridge, Marx is fascinated by way of seeing and how we make sense of perception. He worked with Kentridge on The Firewalker back in 2009. Remember that extraordinary work at the Joburg Art Fair – Gerhard Marx’s mosaic wall Vertical Aerial (weighing 3 tons and commissioned by Spier depicting […]
Read More »Umhlaba, Wits Art Museum I had a rushed visit to Umhlaba, the photographic exhibition marking the centenary of the 1913 Natives Land Act, which is currently showing at Wits Art Museum. Because of the topic – the contested nature of land and landscape in South African society, this exhibition cannot be anything but tough and […]
Read More »What’s on at the galleries The dust has begun to settle after the Joburg Art Fair and everyday life can return to gallery staff and their publics. There are several recently opened exhibitions and several which are opening in the next couple of weeks. Exhibitions which are already showing include: Pieter Hugo’s Kin Stevenson’s […]
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