About Us

Background

David Krut Publishing (DKP) was established in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1997 when David Krut produced the first major publication on William Kentridge in CD-ROM format. The CD-ROM provided an insight into the multi-media talents of Kentridge, and in so doing, alerted the public to the diverse creative talents to be found in post-apartheid South Africa. We have gone on to publish several more titles on Kentridge (see the bookstore page), as well as a range of other books on contemporary South African art and architecture.

David Krut Publishing Today

DKP publishes high quality books on contemporary South African art and architecture with the intention of encouraging an awareness of the wealth of creative talent in South Africa and promoting local writing on a range of subjects.

TAXI Art Books

In 2000 David Krut Publishing began to publish the TAXI Art Books, the first-ever series of monographs on contemporary South African artists. The TAXI Art Books seek to draw attention to the important work being produced by South African artists, and are also an excellent educational resource for both school and tertiary learners. To date we have published 13 books in the series, with TAXI-014 Mmakgabo Sebidi due out in 2008. Each book is accompanied by an Educational Supplement containing valuable teaching material for secondary school and tertiary institution visual arts teachers.

As befits its name, TAXI is also a vehicle supporting various other development and outreach initiatives. More information on these initiatives can be found at TAXI’s own website under the headings Development and Co-Lab!.

Other Books from David Krut Publishing

In addition to the TAXI Art Books series, David Krut Publishing publishes other titles on contemporary South African art and architecture, and we are now venturing in a new direction with the forthcoming publication of the first volume in Skill Set, a series on design.

Our most recent titles are Light on a Hill: Building the Constitutional Court of South Africa; Mapula: Embroidery and Empowerment in the Winterveld; Critical Interventions 1 (with Aachron Editions, USA); William Kentridge Flute; and TAXI-013 Diane Victor (with Educational Supplement).

Forthcoming in 2008 are Art and Justice: Artworks in the Constitutional Court of South Africa; Skill Set Volume 1: A Primer in Graphic Design; Leora Farber: Dis-Location / Re-Location; and TAXI-014 Mmakgabo Sebidi (with Educational Supplement).

David Krut Bookstores

We now have four dedicated arts and culture bookstores. Our locations are:

140 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg

Constitution Hill, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Johannesburg Art Gallery, Joubert Park

Montebello Design Centre, Newlands, Cape Town

David Krut Publishing: Fine Art and Books

Located at the beautiful Montebello Design Centre in Newlands, this Cape Town extension of our Johannesburg activities offers a wide range of magnificent art titles and regularly shows works from David Krut Print Workshop.

David Krut Print Workshop

David Krut Print Workshop (DKW) was established in 2000 to provide professional printmaking facilities in Johannesburg. In the collaborative environment of the workshop, artists and printmakers create limited-edition and unique works on paper. We have worked with over 50 established and emerging artists.

David Krut Projects, Johannesburg

Launched in March 2007, David Krut Projects is a seperate location a few doors down from our Bookstore and print Workshop. The Project/Gallery space has hosted a number of exhibitions, book launches and other events, including Avant Car Guard, the launch of William Kentridge Flute, Andzrej Nowicki, The Pre-Crapelites, Brooklyn-based Cannonball Press, Bruce Backhouse, Art Bank JHB, and many more.

Taxi Art Education Programme

The TAXI Art Education Programme is an outreach initiative aimed at teaching visual literacy and other arts-related skills. The TAEP team is active in recruiting learners from the Johannesburg inner city, Soweto and Brixton, and teaching a range of skills such as visual arts, literacy, drumming and drama. They host and run events at Constitution Hill and meet regularly at the new David Krut Bookstore at the Johannesburg Art Gallery.

STAFF

Managing Editor: Bronwyn Law-Viljoen
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Bookstore Operations, Johannesburg: Luke Crossley-Manager
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Innocentia Rantao, Susan Madava, Seun Mokotedi. Constitutional Hill-Gadi Magagane; Johannesburg Art Gallery-Ricky Bopape;

In-House writing and design: Bazukile Diko
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Workshop Manager and Senior Printer: Jillian Ross
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Assistant Printers: Mlungisi Khongisa and Niall Bingham

Workshop Administration: Susan White, Intern-Nkateko Aretha Sono

David Krut Projects Gallery Manager: Lucy Rayner
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Gallery Support Team: Fiona Pender,
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Intern-Londiwe Nzimande
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Cara Snyman-Publicity
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TAXI Arts Education Programme TAEP: Solomon Mabengeza

Website Developer André Clements
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Manager, David Krut Publishing: Fine Art and Books, Cape Town: Alastair Whitton. (Posts by Alastair)
Cape Town Marketing and Publicity: Carla Hyland
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Cape Town Bookstore: Bongiwe Nocanda
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David Krut Projects, New York
Director: Kate McCrickard appointed director of the independent New York activities in 2002 to promote DKP publications internationally. For more information please visit www.davidkrut.com
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Sophia Carroll
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David Krut
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