Category Archives: ART EXHIBITION

Water, the [Delicate] Thread of Life

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

‘Water, the [Delicate] Thread of Life’, 29 July to 1 October 2011, sets out to navigate a course through the many wonders and complexities of water and to challenge the way we think about and respond to one of the … Continue reading →

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ART AND DESIGN:The brilliance of the Widow Clicquot Ponsardin

Posted on July 23, 2010 by
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WITHOUT MASKS Contemporary Afro-Cuban art

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

How fortuitous that the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) was able to unmask a collection of Afro-Cuban art at an exhibition coinciding with South Africa’s hosting of the soccer World Cup – and the spotlight falling on Africa.

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DIANE VICTOR – Transcend

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

With the sharpness of a scalpel artist Diane Victor slices through society’s posturing and pretenses to expose the unsettling, the disturbing and the unjust. She approaches each of her drawings, lithographs and etchings with uncompromising intensity and relentlessly explores the … Continue reading →

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REMEMBERING ROBERT HODGINS (1920 – 2010)

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

‘I think there’s something of a split personality … outside the studio, I think I’m not much: a cheery bloke, full of anecdotes and jokes, wise saws and modern instances, light and agreeable on the palate. But the painter in … Continue reading →

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Minnette Vári: Parallax

Posted on May 23, 2010 by

‘I am my own landscape’ Minnette Vári [1] At her latest solo exhibition at the Goodman Gallery (21 January – 13 February 2010), Parkwood, Johannesburg, Minnette Vári presented Parallax[2], a series of anamorphic images on paper and video work. Minnette … Continue reading →

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