Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg presents Narrative Means, a group exhibition of works by African artists Alfredo Jaar, Broomberg and Chanarin, David Goldblatt, Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh, Kendell Geers, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Mikhael Subotzky, Misheck Masamvu, mounir fatmi, Samson Kambalu, William Kentridge and Hank Willis Thomas. The life of an artwork is a curious thing. It begins […]
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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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; […]
Absolut Art Gallery, Stellenbosch presents Black and white, a group exhibition by South African artists JH Pierneef, Rentia Retief, Marlene Dumas, Ben Eagle, William Kentridge and Schalk van der Merwe. Here, the use of black and white signifies the artists know exactly where they stand, as it creates distinction. Few phrases in the English language are […]
From July 15, to August 15, 2017, Everard Read, Cape Town will present an exhibition of recent paintings and sculptures by Deborah Bell, one of South Africa’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Bell works in a range of media on canvas and paper, as well as produces dry point etchings and large-scale bronzes. Her earlier more political […]
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The National Arts Festival in South Africa holds from Thursday, June 29 until Sunday, July 9 this year. Widely known as the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, it covers a wide spectrum of the arts with artists, theatre practitioners, academics, musicians and actors contributing to its broad framework. Here are 7 reasons why you should attend […]
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South African artist William Kentridge has set up an arts foundation close to his studio in Johannesburg, providing a “safe space for uncertainty, doubt, stupidity and at times, failure”, he says. The artist has called his foundation the Centre for the Less Good Idea. He makes reference to the creation process that sees artists disrupted […]
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