Three art fairs in Johannesburg: 13-16th September 2019 Coming up in mid-September there are 3 art fairs on in Joburg. Each of these shows a different approach. The FNB Art Joburg is at the Sandton Convention Centre Latitudes Art Fair is at the Nelson Mandela Square Underline opens at MOAD (Museum of African Design), Maboneng […]
Read More »The annual cycle of art exhibitions in Jozi Once the festive season is over and January blues are behind, Jozi art galleries open their year with new exhibitions. There’s another lull over April/May holiday period followed by a burst of exhibitions in May (this May is no exception). July sees the RNB Turbine Art Fair […]
Read More »FNB Joburg Art Fair opening night I’m not a great fan of attending exhibition openings – too many people and too little art, but I was asked to be a friend’s ‘Plus-one’ at the opening evening of the FNB Joburg Art Fair at the Sandton Convention Centre a few weeks ago. I couldn’t turn that […]
Read More »UPDATED 19 JAN 2022. Many of these activities were put on hold during the 2 year Covid Lockdowns and have not restarted so please check before planning to visit any of these events. Along with pop-up shops it’s become popular to have a special event on a particular day of each month making it easy […]
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 »Lots of choice for #FirstThursday It’s #FirstThursday tomorrow 7th July when many of the art galleries stay open late – both in Braamfontein and along the Rosebank Art Mile. First Thursdays started as a Cape Town initiative and is gradually taking off in Joburg. But take extra care walking between galleries in Braamfontein – there […]
Read More »Energetic vibrant joyful riots of colour and paint: Bronwen Findlay’s work Want something really special to do next Saturday – you have lots of warning! Bronwen Findlay is having an open studio day. Pop-up exhibitions by their very nature often have a more spontaneous and intimate feel and even more so when the artist is […]
Read More »UPDATED JUNE 2023 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 […]
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 »What’s On: September 2013 There are a number of interesting exhibitions on at the moment in Joburg and the Parks galleries. Spanning thirty-five years of Simon Stone‘s work, from 1978 – 2013, this retrospective at the Standard Bank Gallery only has another week before closing on the 14th September. Stone uses recognizable imagery in his […]
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