Along with pop-up shops it’s become popular to have a special event on a particular day of each month making it easy to forward plan one’s calendar. Now that 2018 is in full swing, here’s a list of events to diarize. Thursdays First Thursdays Let’s start with Thursday as First Thursdays have become a […]
Read More »The Casspir project – transformation from symbol of hate and fear to aesthetic object to be admired for its riot of colour, creativity and skill What is a Casspir? Did you know that Casspir is an anagram of the acronyms SAP (South African Police) and CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)? The Casspir was a […]
Read More »There is an exciting new addition to the Maboneng precinct: a public art project conceptualized by Kim Lieberman. From warehouse to Arts on Main to Maboneng – gentrification spreads Arts on Main was the first development in the ever-increasing neighbourhood of Maboneng. In 2008/9 Jonathan Liebmann bought a block of warehouses (the old Corlett Construction […]
Read More »Small Worlds I’m a sucker for things miniature. It has something to do with being under the illusion of control. We can look down on an entire scene and take it all in at once – a bit like Dame Folly in Netherlandish 15th Century broadsheets. There is a satisfying coherence. Miniature artist Thomas Doyle […]
Read More »Somehow this post was written back in December 2016, and got lost in drafts. So apologies that it’s a bit out of date … Meet the artist Happenstance, synchronicity, serendipity … it’s a wondrous thing! An international tour operator who stayed as a guest at Liz at Lancaster saw my background as an art historian […]
Read More »The doyen of contemporary South African art in Johannesburg is the Goodman Gallery. Started by Linda Givon in 1966 it provided a stable for critically informed , contemporary artists in a time of Apartheid repression and then cultural isolation.
Read More »Guests love our noticeboard with all its local information. Liz’s current Pick of the Week mentions two art exhibitions. Brett Murray has a large sculpture exhibition showing at Circa/Everard Read on Keyes Art Mile. At Goodman Gallery, the entire gallery has been turned into a surreal night time beach space. There’s beach sand on the floor and lounger chairs for viewers to watch Mikhael Subotksy’s complex 45 minute 3 screen video installation.
Read More »Joburg Tourism and Johannesburg In Your Pocket collaborate: art, shopping and neighbourhood experiences in johannesburg ‘Visit Work Play’ – this message greeted us as we entered the Women’s Jail at Constitution Hill a couple of weeks back to attend a presentation by Joburg Tourism on their new plans to market Joburg as a destination. Jozi […]
Read More »FADA Gallery UJ Bunting Rd Campus There are several exciting exhibitions showing until the end of August. At the University of Johannesburg Bunting Road Campus is the VIAD FADA centre – a real mouthful when spelt out in full: Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre, part of the Faculty of Art, Design and […]
Read More »More on Nirox Sculpture Park I’m ashamed to admit this, but I’m sure I have more photos of Nirox than I do of my beloved grandchildren. Well … I don’t think that is quite true but every time I come back from a visit to this most magnificent of places, that’s how it feels. These […]
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