From January 18 to February 24, 2018, Goodman Gallery will present Love is a Difficult Blue, an exhibition of new collaborative works by Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh in which the artists look to women and to nature for inspiration – a key focus since they first collaborated in the early 2000s. For this new body […]
From November 30, 2017, to January 13, 2018, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town will present That Which We Do Not Remember, a solo exhibition of recent work by leading contemporary South African artist William Kentridge, spanning two recent opera productions, Lulu and Wozzeck, and several projects in between. The exhibition gives a unique insight into Kentridge’s prolific practice and intricately interconnected […]
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Kapwani Kiwanga’s first solo exhibition in Africa, The Sun Never Sets runs at Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg from October 21 to November 18, 2017. The exhibition offers a contemplative analysis of nature and the human histories it belies. Kiwanga’s anthropological background informs the research methodology in her practice. In recent work, the artist deploys archival material to […]
This month of October brings an exciting line up of must-see exhibitions across Africa. Here are some of our favourites. Kiluanji Kia Henda: In the Days of a Dark Safari Goodman Gallery, Cape Town October 7–28, 2017 In the Days of a Dark Safari marks Kiluanji Kia Henda’s first solo exhibition with Goodman Gallery. The […]
In the Days of a Dark Safari marks Kiluanji Kia Henda’s first solo exhibition with Goodman Gallery. The exhibition comes at a significant moment in artist’s career as the recipient of the 2017 Frieze Artist Award – making Kia Henda the first African artist to receive the award. The exhibition critiques the fallacy inherent in […]
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From August 24 to September 23, 2017, Goodman Gallery Cape Town will present The Silences Between, a group exhibition featuring leading contemporary artists such as Candice Breitz, Adam Broomberg, Oliver Chanarin, Nolan Oswald Dennis, Mounir Fatmi, Kendell Geers, David Goldblatt, Haroon Gunn-Salie, Alfredo Jaar, Samson Kambalu, William Kentridge, Grada Kilomba, Paulo Nazareth and Mikhael Subotzky; […]
From July 15 to August 19, 2017, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg will present Refuge by South African artists Hasan and Husain Essop. Refuge: the state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty. In Refuge, twin South African artists Hasan and Husain Essop address the cultural conflicts surrounding questions of national belonging that have spawned […]
The month of July offers a selection of highly anticipated exhibitions at Africa’s leading art galleries. Here’s a list of some of the most exciting. Group Exhibition LKB/G Gallery Dear History: It’s Not Me, It’s You July 1 to 22 LKB/G Gallery, Germany is pleased to present Dear History: It’s Not Me, It’s You by […]
The month of June comes with a selection of highly anticipated exhibitions at Africa’s leading art galleries that shouldn’t be missed. Gary Stephens Pleated Everard Read Gallery June 1 to June 24 Everard Read Gallery is pleased to present Pleated by South African artist Gary Stephens. Monumental in scale, the artist’s portraits pay homage to […]
From June 10 to July 1, 2017, Goodman Gallery will present Ads Imitate Life by African artist Hank Willis Thomas. “Advertising plays on a society’s hopes and dreams – it is through this medium that we can glimpse a collective subconscious. It is also a global language in the sense that the ideas that circulate […]