Walking into Cape Town’s Goodman Gallery, the monochromatic exhibit exudes a quiet explosiveness. If you know Kendell Geers’ work, then you know to expect something of a confrontation with ideas that are discomfiting.
Kendell Geers Explores Animism and Third World Disorders at Goodman
24 June 2010 | 2 comments
The Spier Contemporary 2010 is open for art
10 May 2010
It’s the largest art biennale in South Africa and it’s been on exhibition at Cape Town’s City Hall since March. The open call for entries attracted over 2 700 submissions from artists across the country and a curatorial team had the task of taking all the work to Cape Town and making their final selection.
Minnette Vári’s Parallax Exhibition At Goodman Gallery
3 February 2010
Minnette Vári is a self-proclaimed perfectionist. She postpones our interview for an hour because in her mind one of the videos at her Parallax exhibition is faulty and she just has to fix it. It doesn’t matter that none of us noticed this slight blunder at the exhibition opening.
Build-up to Night of 1000 Drawings A Roaring Success
22 October 2009
On Saturday 17th October a hundred amateur and more established artists braved the icy Cape Town afternoon wind and went up Table Mountain on a cable car to doodle the city’s striking landscape, for free.
Noel Hart’s Parrot Vases at the Glass Edge Gallery
15 September 2009
Distinguished glass artist, Noel Hart, exhibits his colourful ‘Parrot Vases’ at the Edge Glass Gallery in Cape Town. Living most of his life amid reptiles, birds and insects in Australia’s rainforest, it is no surprise that Noel’s work is heavily influenced by a shrinking biodiversity.
Hentie van der Merwe’s figuring II: Heiseb Exhibition at Goodman Gallery
1 September 2009
Winner of 2008 Sasol Wax Art competition, Hentie van der Merwe exhibits his work at the Cape Town Goodman Gallery until 12 September. We speak to Hentie to find out more about his figuring II: Heiseb exhibition.
Nyangu Chodola: Malawi’s Equivalent to Famous Dutch Painter Rembrandt
1 August 2009 | 5 comments
It’s a well-known fact that local art is under-valued by our own people, yet we have extremely talented musicians, actors, filmmakers and fine artists. Foreigners appreciate Malawian arts more than we do. Like many other Malawian artists, Nyangu Chodola’s work is also unappreciated.
Dalitso: Malawi’s most promising portrait artist
20 June 2009
Amazing and simply splendid, is what can be said of Malawi’s young portrait artist Dalitso Disi Chirwa who recently took part in the National Art Exhibition held at French Cultural Centre in Blantyre.
Philippa Levitt: Art Meets Law
31 March 2009
Philippa Levitt is a non-practicing attorney who is passionate about conceptual art making. After working as an attorney for over 10 years, and forming an all female law firm which she ran for several years, she ditched what seemed to be a life-long career in law to follow her passion for art. This month she mounts her first solo exhibition during the Joburg Art Fair titled “Justice, Just Us, Just Icing”. We speak to her about her work and the inspiration behind it.
Thami Mnyele Exhibition at the Johannesburg Art Gallery
22 March 2009
An exhibition honouring South African graphic artist and political activist, Thami Mnyele, who was shot dead by South African Defence Force soldiers in 1985 is on at the Johannesburg Art Gallery until the 30th of March.
Richard Mudariki artwork displayed at Café Manhattan
19 March 2009
Zimbabwean artist, Richard Mudariki, will be showcasing his artwork at Café Manhattan in Green Point until March 31. Richard is a contemporary visual artist who has developed a six sense and a third eye to create images of art that have creative meaning and attraction.