NIROX WORDS FEST | David Krut Bookstore
David Krut Bookstore is pleased to be participating in this year’s WORDS Festival hosted by Nirox Foundation which will be held on Sunday the 28th of May. The NIROX WORDS…
The Man Behind Stanza Poetry
Stanza Poetry is a South African poetry magazine that published written works of poets from all backgrounds between 2013 and 2020. The platform published twenty editions that featured poetry from…
Celebrating 25 years of David Krut Publishing!
This year marks 25 years since David Krut, already an accomplished editions publisher, ventured into the world of book publishing. In 1998, Krut set out to publish the first major collection of the art William Kentridge’s work, but the multi-media nature of Kentridge’s works meant that a simple book would…
BLOG: A conversation between AfricanBats NPC and David Krut.
If you have ever spent some time browsing our shelves, then you’d know that the Blue House Bookstore is full of surprises! One Saturday afternoon a couple came into the…
Book Review: Cindy Wume’s The Bookshop Cat.
Bookshops are magical places. Inside a single bookshop sits thousands of doors into worlds of knowledge, creativity, and exploration. A bookstore with a cat however, is ten times more magical….
BOOK REVIEW | JACKSON HLUNGWANI
Written by Hendrik Fourie. Jackson Hlungwani, titled after the artist (born c. 1923), takes the reader on a journey of his personal life, mission and work. Edited by Nessa Leibhammer, Karel…
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE | The Head and The Load at the Johannesburg Theatre.
Written by Danijela Cook. ‘The head and the load are the troubles of the neck’, so goes the Ghanaian proverb that entitles the latest of William Kentridge’s theatrical works to…
The Story of Oak Mantra by Joe Tilson, 1981.
David Krut Publishing has had a long standing presence in the art world. As we continue to push our passion for arts education to the forefront through the support of…
BOOK LAUNCH | ‘The Architecture of Peter Rich: Conversations with Africa’ by Jonathan Noble.
Written by Danijela Cook Internationally renowned, Peter Rich’s career represents a lifelong attempt to find a contemporary, yet uniquely African mode of design. This book follows the chronology of his…
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BOOK LAUNCH | Four ways to lose your lover – Ashraf Jamal
Written by Danijela Cook A few weeks ago the Blue House hosted the launch, in the form of a discussion, of three new editions written by Ashraf Jamal. Jamal was…