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 »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 »Meyina El Anatsui’s exhibition at Goodman Gallery until 20th December Do yourselves a favour and make sure that you visit the Goodman Gallery in Rosebank before El Anatsui’s exhibition comes down on 2oth December. El Anatsui, who is Ghanaian by birth but has lived in Nigeria since 1975, is one of Africa’s most influential contemporary artists. […]
Read More »Refuge – the Essop brothers’ exhibition at the Goodman Gallery until 19/08 Showing at the Goodman Gallery until 19th August is a photographic and installation exhibition by the brothers Essop:Hasan and Husain. Entitled Refuge which is defined in a wall text as ‘the state of […]
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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 […]
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