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Artistic intersections at 2012 National Arts Festival
Submitted by The Famouse Idea
This year’s Visual Art programme of the National Arts Festival sees a trend of inter-linking exhibitions, site-specific performances and a break away from conventional spaces. The film programme will once again be crammed with esoteric world cinema highlights, South African films and opportunities to see some recent movie-house successes. The 38th National Arts Festival runs from 28 June to 8 July in Grahamstown this year.
Herman Wald Exhibition at the SA Jewish Museum in Cape Town
Submitted by Berniece Friedmann
A major South African artist Herman Wald will have his biggest exhibition in Cape Town, forty two years after his death. The digital-age retrospective will also break new ground in the Arts market, offering online global access to the entire collection and its catalogue. The exhibition, Wings of the Shechinah - The Sculptural Art of Herman Wald, opens at the South African Jewish Museum, Cape Town on 20th February and runs until 15 July 2012. On show will be almost 60 sculptures, more than 40 sketches, writings and audio visual displays. Gallery hours are Sunday to Thursday 10am to 5pm and Fridays 10am to 2pm.
The Raging Storm - Album Art by Storm Thorgerson at 6 Spin Street
Submitted by Berniece Friedmann
The Raging Storm is an exhibition of album art by Storm Thorgerson. Storm has an incredible talent for translating the ideas, thoughts and feelings of musicians and transforming them into powerful and thought provoking imagery that we as the public associate with the music of some of the greatest bands of our time. With a career spanning almost five decades. Storm has designed album covers for Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, The Mars Volta, Muse and Biffy Clyro to name a few. The Raging Storm runs from Monday 20 February to Saturday 10 March 2012 at 6 Spin Street.
Candice Breitz Extra at the Standard Bank Gallery - Feb to April
Submitted by The Famous Idea
Candice Breitz: Extra! - the first comprehensive survey exhibition of the artist’s work to be presented in South Africa – is presented by Standard Bank in partnership with the Goethe-Institut and Goodman Gallery, and runs at the Standard Bank Gallery from 8 February until 5 April, 2012. Breitz, who was born in Johannesburg but now lives and works in Berlin, is an internationally renowned artist who has exhibited her photographs and video installations worldwide.
Southern Ink Xposure Cape Town International Tattoo Convention 2012
Submitted by Jon Monsoon
Southern Ink Xposure - the biggest tattoo event in the southern hemisphere, is only three short weeks away from opening its doors and organisers are promising another world class event celebrating global tattoo culture.
Jon-Pat Myers, South African born stone sculptor has just returned from representing the country in Huian China. Huian is China’s stone carving capital and Jon-Pat was one of 20 foreign sculptors chosen from countries around the globe. Countries participating in this year’s event included Russia, USA, Taiwan, Lithuania, Georgia, Italy, Albania, Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria, Japan, South Africa and of course China with participants representing each province.
'The past two decades have seen an enormous shift in South African art, with our local artworks becoming more internationalised and our artists taking their rightful place on a world stage,' says noted independent Cape Town art dealer and consultant, Rose Korber. Celebrating her 20th annual Art Salon, Rose - herself an icon in the art industry - will be exhibiting works by many of these artists from 16 December 2011 to 31 January 2012.
Nanette Ranger to unveil her Jollie Femme sculpture range at the Atelier Paarl Art Route Launch
Submitted by Ice Carstens
Paarl artist Nanette Ranger will be unveiling her new sculpture range, Jollie Femme, during an exhibition on Friday 28 October, as part of the launch of the Atelier Paarl Art Route which coincides with the 2011 Paarl Cultivaria Festival.
Top SA Restaurants Combine Culinary and Clay Art with creations by David Walters
Submitted by The Famous Idea
Heracles - a solo exhibition by Hercules Human at the Unisa Art Gallery, Pretoria
Submitted by Publicity Matters
Cape Town based artist Hercules Human explores identity in relation to mythology, sexual orientation and rites of passage, in his solo exhibition, Heracles, currently on at the Unisa Art Gallery in Pretoria where it runs until 25 February 2011.
