Something We Africans Got | Discussion With Anna-Alix Koffi & Tandazani Dhlakama at Zeitz MOCAA
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa Silo District, S Arm Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town13.02.2019 11h30 - 13h30 Join us for a conversation between Anna- Alix Koffi founder and editor of something we Africans got and Tandazani Dhlakama, Curator of the Five Bhobh: Painting at the End of an Era exhibition. The discussion will be around women from Africa and the African Diaspora in the arts. Special focus on […]
Press || Pause | Berni Searle | Artist In Residence | The Maitland Institute
The Maitland Institute Vortrekker Road, Maitland, Cape Town15.02.2019 - 17.02.2019 The Maitland Institute is pleased to welcome Berni Searle as artist in residence. Searle came to international prominence at the turn of the millennium, alongside artists like Shirin Neshat and Tania Bruguera – a moment best captured by the Brooklyn Museum show Global Feminisms (2007). A whole generation of South African artists, […]
Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2019 | CTICC
CTICC Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town15.02.2019 - 17.02.2019 Investec Cape Town Art Fair showcases a diversity of work that represents the forefront of contemporary art from Africa to the world, and the world to Cape Town. The city boasts a vibrant arts scene, driven by the top galleries on the African continent and beyond. Thanks to its diverse cultural heritage and […]
Invisible Motifs | Mia Thom | Solo Exhibition at Orms Cape Town School of Photography
Orms Cape Town School of Photography 4th Floor, 62 Roeland street, Gardens, Cape Town, Cape TownAn exhibition engaging with the philosophy of music, photography and the body’s role in the performance of experience.
Invisible Motifs | Mia Thom | Solo Exhibition Performance at Orms Cape Town School of Photography
Orms Cape Town School of Photography 4th Floor, 62 Roeland street, Gardens, Cape Town, Cape TownAn exhibition engaging with the philosophy of music, photography and the body’s role in the performance of experience. Join one of the three performances, please note only 60 seats per performance are available: 31 January 2019: Show Opening, Performance at 19h00 7 February 2019: First Thursday’s Performance at 19h00 16 February 2019: Final Performance at […]
ANON. Pop Up Art Show | Curated by Sarah Jayne Fell
Pop Up Place 42 Trill Road, Good Hope Buildings, Observatory, Cape Town21.02.2019 - 25.02.2019 Introducing ANON. a pop up gallery by Sarah Jayne Fell launching with a debut group show of art around female artistic expression and gender identity. Showcasing art by a variety of artists, including prominent South African artists, photojournalists and emerging artists, across mediums - including painting, drawing, illustration, photography, ceramics, embroidery, poetry […]
Culture Club | Krisjan Rossouw | Solo Exhibition at Gallery at Grande Provence
The Gallery at Grande Provence Main Road, Franschoek, Franschoek01.03.2019 - 31.03.2019 The Gallery at Grande Provence presents a solo exhibition of contemporary photography by Krisjan Rossouw entitled Culture Club. Culture Club uses the medium of photography to explore the use of traditional tribal markings and clay in contemporary pop culture, using colour and light to explore identity. The artist, Krisjan Rossouw is a self-taught […]
Some Are More Equal Than Others | Wilma Cruise | Solo Exhibition at RK Contemporary
RK Contemporary 1 Plein Street, Riebeeck Kasteel03.03.2019 - 20.03.2019 "Some are More Equal than Others continues my exploration of the impenetrable space between human and other animals. I attempt to find a language that crosses the Cartesian divide. In my exhibition at RK Contemporary, Riebeek Kasteel, dialogues are set up in installations that highlight this conundrum. We know that the animals […]
Post Paris: Rediscovering Africa | Maureen Quinn | Solo Exhibition at Art@Africa
Art@Africa Portswood Road, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town06.03.2019 - 30.04.2019 The exhibition seeks to explore the ways in which Maureen Quin’s trip to Paris inspired her to rediscover her African roots and thereby benefiting her future work. The exhibition will showcase two of Quin’s series, Post-Paris 1988 and Interaction 2003. These series will be exhibited alongside one another to create an incredible […]
Enthroned | Deborah Bell | Everard Read/CIRCA Cape Town
Everard Read Circa Gallery Johannesburg 9 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg06.03.2019 - 30.03.2019 We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive at where we started And know the place for the first time - […]
In/Dependence | Robert Slingsby | Exhibition at Everard Read Circa Gallery
Everard Read Circa Gallery Johannesburg 9 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg07.03.2019 - 31.03.2019 Many of the images being exhibited were proudly printed on metal by Orms Print Room & Framing. Text by Hazel Friedman To the outsider, the slo-mo serenity of the Omo River Valley, in Southern Ethiopia, is rendered all the more acute by its contrast to the cacophony of a nation hurtling along […]
In Praise of Shadows | Amber Moir | Solo Exhibition at Salon91
Salon91 91 Kloof Street, Cape Town27.02.2019 - 30.03.2019 Working exclusively with watercolour monotypes, Moir’s unconventional approach to printmaking explores and reconstitutes the limitations of traditional monotype techniques. Moir’s large works are the result of the intensely physical and unpredictable process of printing with a manual pitch roller. She says of her method: “The challenges within my process create space for […]
There Must Be Some Mistake | Ben Stanwix | Solo Exhibition at Ebony/Curated
Ebony/Curated 67 Loop Street, Cape Town06.02.2019 – 30.03.2019 Combining aspects of drawing, photography, collage, tapestry and text, Benjamin Stanwix’s practice pieces together works from a variety of sources in an effort to reflect on the ways in which we make sense of the past, with a particular interest in contradictions and distortions as spaces for productive engagement. In this exhibition […]
Bodie In Alliance | Marinella Senatore | Solo Exhibition at SMAC Gallery CPT
SMAC 1st Floor, The Palms, 145 Sir Lowry Road Woodstock, Cape TownSMAC Gallery is proud to present, Bodies in Alliance / Politics of the Street, a solo exhibition by Marinella Senatore. Please save the date for the opening at SMAC Gallery in Cape Town on Friday, 15 February 2019, at 18h00, followed by a gallery night braai from 20h00 until late. Bodies in Alliance / Politics in the Street will be showing at SMAC Gallery in Cape Town until 23 March 2019. SMAC Gallery […]
True By Nature | Andre Serfontein | Solo Exhibition at Gallery @ Glen Carlou
The Gallery at Glen Carlou Simondium Road, Klapmuts, Paarl03.03.2019 - 08.04.2019 The solo exhibition by André Serfontein features a collection of paintings, drawings and sculptures inspired by the human form – a celebration of the natural and often imperfect beauty thereof. (Words taken from Glen Carlou website)
Acetone Veil | Sue Greeff | Solo Exhibition at Eclectica Contemporary
Eclectica Contemporary Cape Town 69 Burg Street, Cape Town04.04.2019 - 30.04.2019 Bodies are used and loved, admired and exploited, pressured and cherished. Bodies are political, imbued with power and presence – challenging and vulnerable. Over recent years, bodies have regained attention, across media platforms and political debates. The conversation is universal because everybody has a body and every body deserves recognition and respect. […]
Poolside | Mila Posthumus | Solo Exhibition at StateoftheART Gallery Cape Town
StateoftheART Gallery Cape Town 50 Buitenkant Street, Cape Town04.04.2019 - 20.04.2019 StateoftheART Gallery invites you to POOLSIDE : a solo exhibition by Mila Posthumus. As the title suggests, the works in this collection have water as a central theme. 'I wanted these paintings to have a joyful slant, and it is difficult not to be happy around a swimming pool. Something happens to […]