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 entitled Van Diemen’s Land: The Book of Names. The process of screenprinting is one that Whitton [...]

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Alastair Whitton recently participated in the 8th edition of the Bamako Encounters, African Photography Biennial, “Borders”. His work will on exhibit at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. The 8th edition of the Bamako Encounters, African Photography Biennial has set out to get the population of Bamako more involved in the event, explore the cross-cutting nature of [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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1. To start with the first sign, so to speak, can you elucidate the title of this series of works, Patmos and the War at Sea? The Greek island of Patmos has been the site of conquest and occupation at various points throughout its history;  most notably dominated by, amongst others, the Venetians and the [...]

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David Krut Publishing is pleased to have had a successful fourth consecutive showing at the Cape Town Book Fair. David Krut, managing editor Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, Cape Town manager Alastair Whitton and Bongiwe Nocanda, were in attendance this year with David and Bronwyn helping to reinforce the Cape Town team. We were situated in booth F3, [...]

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Well it worked. Jo’burg people came out the Sandton Convention Centre to support the city’s first commercial Art Fair – 12th to 16th March, 2008.

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The uncomfortable sensation in my ears signals a drop in altitude as we begin our descent passing through what appears to be an endless white blanket. As the dark craggy outline of the Hottentots Holland range rises to meet my gaze I sit and reflect on the approaching Mother City and my recent sojourn in [...]

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