Liese van der Watt | We the People. 30 Years of Art and Democracy in South Africa
Art and politics go hand in hand. This is simply a fact. This is particularly the case in South Africa, a country that whose art history is deeply intwined with…
Tanya Zack | The Chaos Precinct
We’re stepping away from art this month to talk a bit about Joburg. To do this, we are going to look at Tanya Zack’s wonderful book The Chaos Precinct. The…
Reshada Crouse| Art and the Devil
In Art and the Devil Reshada Crouse details her life as a painter. She takes us through her time studying art under the careful guidance of Raymund van Niekerk at…
Chris Soal | To Sharpen Our Senses and Soften Our Touch
In A found object is a natural or man-made object, or fragment of an object, that is found (or sometimes bought) by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic…
Book Launch | (don’t fall, ma said) by Alan Finlay
David Krut Books excitedly reopened for the year last week, and we launched right into things with the book launch of Alan Finlay’s latest poetry collection (don’t fall, ma said)….
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David Krut Books X UJ Cumulus25
David Krut books was recently quite pleasantly surprised with an invitation to participate as a vendor in 2025 Cumulus conference, held at the University of Johannesburg this past week. Cumulus…
Osei Bonsu’s African Art Now
In African Art Now, Tate Modern curator of International Art Osei Bonsu presents a list of 50 artists from Africa and the African Diaspora who are making waves in the…
William Kentridge: Carlton Centre Games Arcade
Once the tallest building in Johannesburg, the Carlton Centre is familiar feautre of the city’s skyline. Owned by Anglo American, it was the most expensive and extravagant hotel and shopping…
UKWENZA ISIKHALA KU-PEBOFATSO MOKOENA KA-DIAMOND DUST APOSTROPHES/PEBOFATSO MOKOENA DIAMOND DUST APOSTROPHES
Le misebenzi iveza umbono wokuthi iphepha elingenalutho libamba indawo yalo. Amapherimitha wekhasi acishe abe indawo yokumbiwa, indawo okufanele isetshenzwe futhi idluliswe. Ohambweni lwazo olusuka emcabangweni luye ekubunjweni kwalo, izithombe zembiwa,…
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Event | Once Removed Panel Discussion
With the year drawing to a close, David Krut Books was given the opportunity to host one last event for 2024. We were extremely excited have art writer David Mann…