David Krut Arts Resource is happy to announce that works from one of our own, Alastair Whitton, were chosen to feature at the 8th Bamako African Photography Biennale.
The theme for this years Biennale is Borders and Whitton’s work Patmos and the War at Sea series was chosen to feature amoung four other South African artists. Whitton relates [...]

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Alastair Whitton’s Patmos and the War at Sea exhibition ended its run last month at David Krut Projects, Jan Smuts and has since moved onto to two new locales, Art on Main and the Bamako Biennale. It is an exhibition that places a lot of emphasis on the viewer’s willingness to engage with the work and subject matter. [...]

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In October 2009 Alastair Whitton had a solo exhibition at David Krut Projects in Johannesburg. He also spent two full days with David Krut Print Workshop collaborator Lingo Rodriguez exploring an image for a screenprint edition. The work is titled Van Diemen’s Land: The Book of Names. Below are some photographs taken by Sean Buch [...]

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Alastair Whitton, whose exhibition Patmos and the War At Sea, is currently running at David Krut Projects, has been influenced by, and benefitted from, the following books, writers and artists in both his life and his art.
As the artist has commented in an interview with Jacqueline Nurse, he has returned “to the book as a [...]

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In the beginning it was more than a little strange seeing primary school children – all still in uniforms, but all from different schools – wandering around the Johannesburg Art Gallery. By choice it seemed. I later learned that they were all here for art classes. These art classes which are sponsored by MTN [...]

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Us considers the substance of any instance were we name ourselves an Us, whether according to nation, culture, class, gender, sexuality or race. The show will be curated by Bettina Malcomess and Simon Njami and contains work by both local and international artists.
The substence of any Us is not fixed, rather constantly shifting, fluid and unstable. [...]

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For the few readers out there who actually read this manifesto (I mean column) & were wondering what had happened to the Saturday classes and these zany projects, the answers will now follow:
Like any self-respecting revolution, the Saturday Art Class had to, as they say in the movies, “go underground.” During our little black out, which [...]

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Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmankgato Helen Sebidi recently came to David Krut Publishing’s main office at 140 Jan Smuts Avenue to autograph copies of her recently published book, TAXI-014: Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmankgato Helen Sebidi. After the signing Sebidi was interview by the television programme ARTCHA, which broadcasts on SABC2. Check back here for the date and time [...]

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The latest forthcoming exhibition at the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) is made possible by The Roger Ballen Foundation. The exhibits include Vik Muniz’s “Remastered” and Stephen Shore’s “American Surfaces”. Both exhibitions will showcase works of iconic photography. These exhibits will both open simultaneously on Sunday 26 July and will run until Sunday 1 November. Also opening [...]

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Unlike the ‘friends’ on networks such as Facebook and Twitter, the Friends of the JAG (Johannesburg Art Gallery) are actually made up of real people who do real activities like breathing, eating and going on walks. All jokes aside though The Friends of JAG are a group of dedicated art-lovers from all walks of life who [...]

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