Book publishers/sellers/collectors are obsessed with libraries. The idea of a starter library is a way to create more enthusiasts. As part of our ongoing commitment to the creation in building of libraries, DK Arts is please to offer the following Starter Packs: a South African Arts and Culture a South African Democracy   Joburg a [...]

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AOM Since the arrival of literate European settlers in what is now KwaZulu-Natal in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, numerous stories about the Drankensberg region have made their way into prints. But for every story which happens to have been written down, there are many  that have not, and which are therefore unavailableto [...]

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Author: John Wright and Aron Mazel, English, Art General, Softciover, 210 x 180mm, 176pp, ISBN: 978 1868144099,
Price: (ZA)R Not Available

David Krut Publishing (DKP) is pleased to be at Design Indaba EXPO for the first time. The company aims to promote, through the TAXI Art Books and other publications on the arts, design and architecture, the work of South African artists, writers on the arts, and graphic designers. DKP’s publications have been consistently well received [...]

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David Krut Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the thirteenth book and Educational Supplement in the TAXI Art Books series, TAXI-013 Diane Victor, by Elizabeth Rankin and Karen von Veh. The book will be launched at David Krut Projects, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, on Saturday 8 March at 11 am.

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David Krut Publishing is the distributor of a new photography book on township style in Cape Town’s Langa, Guguletu & Khayelitsha townships. The Beautiful Struggle is published by Dokument Förlag & Distribution.

In a series of full-colour photographs by the Swedish photographer Per Englund, The Beautiful Struggle examines the fascinating street culture of South Africa, offering a candid and upbeat portrait of township style.

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We invite you to visit our booth at the Joburg Art Fair this March. David Krut Projects forms part of a multi-layered organisation, every element of which you are guarenteed to find naturally incorporated into the eccentric personality of Booth 23. We are a project space intimately linked to a professional print workshop (DKW), an art books publishing house (DKP) and a community outreach programme (TAEP).

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A Solo Exhibition by AVANT CAR GUARD at David Krut Projects
Opens 18:30 on Thursday 3 April, 2008

AVANT CAR GUARD are Zander Blom, Jan-Henri Booyens and Michael MacGarry – a three member visual artist from Johannesburg. They have exhibited at a national and international level over the past 18 months, and have published a book on their production entitled Volume 1.

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Exhibition from the 21st February until the 29th March.

The world I paint has no future. It is a self-contained place without apparent movement. Yet on closer scrutiny, movement of a sort can be perceived. A receding pull from the past, to the past. This pull stems from the exploration of the old roads, an attempt to discover among these paths that which has been forgotten or overlooked. Strangely, when discovered, the relics that inspire my world carry with them qualities that resonate with the uncertainty we usually associate with the future; their unfamiliarity stems from their connection with a now distant world.

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26 Jan – 6 Feb 2008Mathew Brittan enjoyed a well-attended opening this last Saturday. Brittan has just returned from Spier Contemporary where his series of oil paintings, to be shown again at the Johannesburg Art Gallery in March, received wide acclaim. His work forms part of an ongoing quest, of almost religious fervour, to reinstate [...]

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David Krut Bookstore at JAG stocks a range of books and magazines on South African and international art, architecture and design, including publications from David Krut Publishing, Tate Publishing (UK), Nazraeli Press (USA) and Illuminations dvds (UK), as well as catalogues of shows at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. In the coming months the store will expand its stock to include a broader range of books, catalogues, brochures and other publications.

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