Residential property Maboneng Precinct The development of residential accommodation in Maboneng has exploded exponentially. In 2008 Jonathan Liebmann bought the DF Corlett construction offices and so Arts on Main was born. While this led to further remarkable urban renewal projects, the downside is that the upgrading and refurbing of inner city buildings often displaces previously […]
Read More »Clustered around the lower Rosebank/Parkwood border on Jan Smuts Ave is a number of galleries which offer an exciting range of exhibitions. Showing at Everard Read from 11th April to 4th May are Pappetti’s large scale canvases depicting industrial landscapes, interiors and human figures. Also on at Everard Read from 18th April is a collection […]
Read More »Faith47’s Fragments of a Burnt History is showing at David Krut Projects Parkwood from 8 November until early 2013. Faith47, a street artist based in Cape Town, who has a well-established international profile. She is increasingly developing a cross-over from street to studio Fragments of a Burnt History and her current show includes both found […]
Read More »There are some interesting exhibitions on at the moment with new ones opening during July. The Winter exhibition at the Everard Read Gallery is a group show with works by over 30 artists Phillemon Hlungwani, Neil Rodger, Anton Momberg, Velaphi Mzimba, Walter Voigt, Impumelelo Beads, Angus Taylor, Hanneke Benade, Pauline Gutter, Lionel Smit, Deborah Bell, […]
Read More »Neustetter’s fascination with the stars The stars, planets and the night skies have fascinated and inspired the South African artist Marcus Neustetter over the past few years. He has collaborated with Bronwen Lace on an arts initiative which explores the relationship between the local community who live in Sutherland in the Northern Cape and the […]
Read More »Opening at Circa on Jellicoe Ave, Lower Rosebank on 28th June are 2 exhibitions which look at the interface between art and science. The sub-title of Dark Energy – Images from the Hubble Telescope, is fairly is self explanatory. Sutherland Reflections, is somewhat more arcane subtitled ‘Art meets science in a place of Darkness and […]
Read More »Joburg Walking Tours becoming ever more popular Mainstreetwalks launches 17 September 2011 with Art and Justice Tour 18 September – Public Art walk with Guest Artist Marcus Neustetter . Mainstreetwalks is a concept that encourages people to rediscover the inner City and ultimately Johannesburg. The best way to explore these spaces, like any other city […]
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