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Jane Alexander Jane Alexander: Wrestling with the Spirits

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On what is invariably a crystalline Sunday every October, a parade of animals of every size and description ascends the broad steps of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Upper Manhattan. They crawl, hop, lumber, walk, or ...

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Interview with Ian Grose

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Matthew Blackman: The tile ‘New Pictures’ seemed to me to have some resonance with Zander Blom’s recent shows ‘Paintings. Drawings. Photos’and ‘New Paintings’. Was this conscious? Ian Grose: If anything, I was uncomfortably aware...

Interview with Robin Rhode

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The central piece at Robin Rhode’s ‘Paries Pictus’ at Stevenson was a series of geometric forms taped in black on the white walls, and coloured in by children with outsized oil crayons. The idea of drawing and interacting...

From Marikana Hill to Constitutional Hill

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Athi Joja's feature engages with the exhibition 'Marikana Hill to Constitution Hill' by Professor Pitika Ntuli that reflected on 'the violation of the democratic values of engagement and debate symbolised by the Marikana massacres' ...

Re-Erecting 'The Spear' - or not?

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Some years ago, when I was taking an English conversation class of mixed-level South Americans, I was asked a question: ‘What is the word for these things inside of here?’ Just from the person’s gesticulations I thought perhaps the...

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'The Hilarity of Reality'
Neill Wright
Circa on Jellicoe

Working in a number of different mediums such as drawing, print, painting, sculpture, animation and installation, Neill continues to draw inspiration from the media, society and politics creating an ironic, humorous and often cynical inter...
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Jane Alexander: Wrestling with the Spirits
Jane Alexander
Cathedral of St. John the Divine

On what is invariably a crystalline Sunday every October, a parade of animals of every size and description ascends the broad steps of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Upper Manhattan. They crawl, hop, lumber, walk, or ...
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'After after Tears'
Center for Historical Reenactments
New Museum

Conceived by Center for Historical Reenactments (CHR), a Johannesburg-based collaborative art platform for research and discussion, 'After-after Tears' explores a moment that follows the group’s decision to stage an institutional ...
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'Winter Exhibition Programme at Spier'
Various Artists
Spier Wine Estate

This winter Spier is pleased to present a series of three art exhibitions, curated on the occasion of The International Poetry Festival, ‘Dancing In Other Words’.More than Words'Group exhibition | Spier Manor House10 May &ndash...
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'Grammars of Desire'
Naadira Patel
Parking Gallery

This installation is comprised of moments from different amusement parks: Gold Reef City, South Africa; Magic Land, Dakar; Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi; Dubai Mall, Dubai; Rand Easter Show, South Africa; Universal Studios, Singapore. Roller co...
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'Changing Faces'
Various Artists
Barnard Gallery

An exhibition of portraits by emerging and established South African artists reflecting on the changing face of the genre within a South African context. Showcasing examples by selected South African masters alongside more recent initiativ...
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'POV Female Johannesburg: Five female photographers / Five books'
Lisa King, Tracy Edser, Alexia Webster, Nadine Hutton and Nontsikelelo Veleko
Edition

Fourthwall Books launches 'POV Female Johannesburg', the latest offering from the London based designer and curator Damien Poulain, founder of oodee.POV Female Johannesburg presents the work of Nadine Hutton, Tracy Edser, Alexia Webster, N...
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