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Braam Kruger 1950 – 2008, Retrospective Exhbition Catalogue

An exceptional retrospective exhibition of oil paintings by Braam Kruger (1950 -2008) was hosted by the UJ Art Gallery during September and October 2009. The exhibition comprised of works mainly from private collections and included several paintings that have not yet been seen by the general art fraternity.
After his untimely death Fred Scott was asked [...]

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Filed in African History, Bookstore, Culture, South African

 

In Praise of Shadows

In Praise of Shadows revolves around shadows, shadow theatre and silhouettes as well as stories based on traditional folklore, contempory short stories, literary works and simple narratives, all expressed with economy of means. The central metaphor of this book is the shadow theatre in Turkey and Greece, and the character Karagoz (in Turkey)/Karaghiozis (in Greece), [...]

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William Blake: Seen in my visions – A Descriptive Catalogue of Pictures

In 1809 William Blake was an obscure poet and engraver with little or no reputation. When he held an exhibition of his work in a private house in Soho in the west end of London it was not a success; the only review in the press was extremely unfavourable and few of the public came. [...]

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Filed in Bookstore, TATE Gallery London

 

Willem Boshoff – Epat

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Filed in Bookstore, Culture, South African

 

Conrad Botes – Cain and Abel

Conrad Botes’ exhibition, titled ‘Cain and Abel’, is a reflection on the origins of violence, a return to the very first tale of murder as related in the Bible and Qu’ran, as if to grapple with the notion of aggression itself.
The story was translated into a gritty black and white comic published in Bitterkomix [...]

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Nicholas Hlobo – Kwatsityw’Iziko

“Kwatsityw’iziko” means crossing the hearth and refers, most literally, to sex. In Xhosa culture, as in many European traditions, married couples sleep in separate beds.  To initiate intimacy, one has to cross the centre of the room, where one would traditionally find the hearth. If Izele spoke of birth this show speaks of what happens [...]

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Foam Along the Waterline: Works by Virginia MacKenny

Foam Along the Waterline is a catalogue published to accompany Virginia MacKenny’s solo exhibition of paintings and etchings at the University of Cape Town Irma Stern Museum in September/October 2008.
Virginia MacKenny is a practicing artist, writer and educator, who is Senior Lecturer in Painting at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town. Foam [...]

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Telegrams From the Nose

To complement their current exhibition of William Kentridge’s works entitled, Telegrams From The Nose, the Annandale Galleries of Sydney have produced, under Anne Gregory’s guidance, a marvellous book-cum-catalogue, of the same title, which serves as both a handbook to those attending the exhibition, and a valuable read in its own right.
The book showcases quite a [...]

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William Kentridge, Telegrams From the Nose – Review

5th July 2008 by Administrator

Telegrams From the Nose
William Kentridge and Annandale Galleries
Films, Sculpture, drawings, and etchings

by Harry Inglis, NY
To complement their current exhibition of William Kentridge’s works entitled, Telegrams From The Nose, the Annandale Galleries of Sydney have produced, under Anne Gregory’s guidance, a marvellous book-cum-catalogue, of the same title, which serves as both a handbook to those attending [...]

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Spier Contemporary 2007

Spier Contemporary opened at the Johannesburg Art Gallery on Saturday 15 March. The show was housed in a series of shipping containers at the Spier wine estate in Stellenbosch but now fills the spacious rooms of the JAG. Those fortunate enough to have seen the show in Cape Town should not miss its Joburg [...]

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