Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation [JCAF] Like many I mourned the forced closure of live exhibitions, movie screenings, theatre performances, tours and events during the various stages of Covid Lockdown. And because there wasn’t the usual dilemma of choices to be made from the multiple options in Jozi’s jam-packed and diverse schedule, I missed the few […]
Read More »Restaurants return to “normal” Now that SA has FINALLY been removed from the UK’s dreaded Red List and flights from Europe are increasing, we will at last see the gradual return of international visitors to Johannesburg. The rhythm of the guesthouse business changes with non-South African guests who need a lot more guidance and local […]
Read More »A giant tree has fallen What a legacy Drew Lindsay has given Jozi. Apart from the deeply felt loss and sadness for his family, friends and colleagues, his passing has left a huge gaping hole in Jozi’s creative community. This gentle giant of a man who embraced all with his wide smile, his quirky humour, […]
Read More »JCAF [Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation] 1, Durris St Forest Town. The current exhibition at JCAF is the 2nd in a programme of 3 year-long exhibitions around the theme of the Global South. Booking is by appointment only on their website or info@jcaf.org.za +27 (0) 10 900 2204. For more on the building and the institution. […]
Read More »Family business takes on a whole new level of meaning when it comes to Parkhurst Hardware There are many shops in the ‘burbs which have reached institutional status – Parkhurst Hardware is one such. Located on trendy 4th Ave in Parkhurst (obviously) alongside the pavement cafes and eateries where the beautiful people quaff cappuccinos and […]
Read More »Jozi is exploding with green leaves, blossoms and art exhibitions. Here is a list of some of the art events … with 2 further afield in Pretoria. Paul Emmanuel at UJ Art Gallery until 2nd October “Substance of Shadows’’ is a culmination of 6 years work. Using the material of carbon ‘paper’, Emmanuel’s time-consuming, detailed, […]
Read More »Substance of Shadows Aesop’s aphorism “Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow’ is subverted by Emmanuel in the title of his latest exhibition “Substance of Shadows’’, a culmination of 6 years work. Using the material of carbon ‘paper’, Emmanuel’s time-consuming, detailed, painstaking technique; consummate skill; and deeply personal and […]
Read More »Researching the migration of European Honey Buzzards Back in 2016 we had a guest stay from Novia University of Applied Sciences in Ekenäs, Finland. On his first morning at breakfast overlooking the birdfeeders in the garden, I saw his binoculars on his table and launched into an enthusiastic conversation (rather one-sided) about our local garden […]
Read More »Wits Standard Bank African Art Collection Closed for a couple of months, the Wits Art Museum is now open for viewing of the exhibition Seen, Heard and Valued: WAM Celebrates 40 years of the Standard Bank African Art Collection. The history of the Standard Bank collection dates back to 1979, when the bank started to […]
Read More »Turmoil in South Africa The events of the week of 11th July 2021 left South Africa reeling. Much has been written about what happened; why; and what needs to be done so that it does not happen again. Many “Joe and Jill Does” have resorted to the all too superficial view of both generalizing and […]
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