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Pedestrian Paintings (2006-2011), Andries Gouws’s travelling exhibition combines the interiors and still-lifes known from Gouws’ previous shows with a series of paintings of feet on which he has been working since 2006.
This exhibition presents a new body of work created by Anna van der Ploeg at the David Krut Workshop (DKW). Through oil paintings, etching editions and monotypes, Van der Ploeg continues to probe notions of performativity, concealment, and tenderness in social interactions.
This exhibition catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition ‘At my own risk’ at the Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
A memoir by South African painter Reshada Crouse in which she speaks candidly about life, art, and courage.
A play about a young gay man, inspired by three brutal attacks on gay men in the Western and Northern Cape in 2014.
This is a guidebook to the Irma Stern Museum offers the visitor a compelling illusion of the artist’s presence, exploring evidence of her impulse and desire in what is – and is not – a domestic interior.
When the sale of the building seems imminent, not only must the artists face the daunting prospect of relocation, but a remarkable chapter in the complex narrative of contemporary South African art seems about to close. Sensing the importance of this moment, Kim Gurney, herself a former tenant of the atelier, follows the stories of several of the August House denizens through some of the artworks that came to life in their studios.
Out of stockVan Graan’s potent mix of comedy, poetry and drama compels audiences to reflect on controversial topics in a non-alienating, thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining way. Readers will laugh and cringe and sometimes cry, but one thing they will not be able to do is remain unaffected
Through the relationship between dreams and ancestry, Mmakgabo Mapula Helen Sebidi references the politicisation of landscape, and its relationship to growth and issues of creation. Batlhaping Ba Re! features works from Sebidi’s career spanning five decades, and looks at her continued dedication to issues of mythologies and ancestry and traditional African value systems.
When Chris Hani was assassinated in his driveway in April 1993, he left a shocked and grieving South Africa, teetering on the precipice of civil war. But to 12-year-old Lindiwe Hani, it was the love of her life, her daddy, who had been brutally ripped from her world. While the nation continued to revere her father’s legacy, for Lindiwe, being Chris Hani’s daughter became an increasingly heavy burden to bear, propelling her into a downward spiral of cocaine and alcohol addiction in a desperate attempt to avoid the pain of his brutal parting.
Bella is an illustrated collection of striking yet subtle poems. Motadinyane died in 2003, and was one of the founder members of the Botsotso Jesters poetry performance group; her surreal and multi-lingual work offers a sharp female perspective on South Africa.
Out of stockBibliOdyssey’s mission has been to search the dustier corners of the
internet and retrieve these materials for our enjoyment. Thanks to the
efforts of this singular weblog, a myriad of long-forgotten imagery has
now resurfaced.
Bill Wyman’s Chelsea is the result of this work: a comprehensive and informative guide to a London borough steeped in culture and history, as seen through the personal and aff ectionate lens of a long-standing resident, who himself plays a part in the history of the area.
Describing the dichotomy of being both revered and reviled, this memoir traces the story of a sangoma—a traditional healer—who is also a lesbian. Descriptions of traditional African healing practices and rituals are provided alongside the personalized account of one woman acting as a mirror to the daily hardships and indignities felt by members of the gay…
Out of stockCatalogue of the first ever Biennale, Africus ’95 in Johannesburg bringing together eighteen South African and four Spanish artists reflecting the extreme diversity of these artists’ professional backgrounds and creative techniques
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