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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Author: Dr Fred Scott, Dr Federico Freschi, English, Catalogue, Softcover, 24.5x24.5cm, 64pp,
Price: (ZA)R 200.00

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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Author: Edited by Sean Kissane, English, Art General, Hardcover, 265x210mm, 152pp, ISBN: 978 8881587148,
Price: (ZA)R 495.00

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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Author: William Blake and Martin Mynroe, English, Monograph, Hardcover, 220x145mm, 128pg, full colour, ISBN: 9781854378637,
Price: (ZA)R 260.00

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Author: Willem Boshoff, English, Monograph, Softcover, 220x220mm, full colour,
Price: (ZA)R 100.00

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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“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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Author: Sophie Perryer, English, Magazine, Softcover,
Price: (ZA)R 100.00

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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Price: (ZA)R 95.00

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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Author: Annandale Galleries, English, Catalogue, softcover, 200 x 254 mm, 64 pages,
Price: (ZA)R 400.00

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 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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Author: Clive van den Berg, Jay Pather, English, Art General, Hard Cover,22,5x 24,5mm,268 Pages, Colour Illustrations,,
Price: (ZA)R 200.00