'Karoo Highveld'
Richard Long at Iziko South African National GalleryRichard Long: Karoo Highveld is the first showing of the work by British conceptual and land artist Richard Long in South Africa and on the African continent.
Long has been associated with the genres of Land Art and minimalism, however he sees his work as rooted in the act of walking, and in the reduction and relocation of forms rather than the production of new objects. Long has “made walks” all around the world, in each instance leaving a trace of his presence or arranging found natural elements directly in the landscape. Though these acts constitute the main part of his practice, he also shows artifacts and representations of his explorations and interventions in the contexts of galleries and museums.
Richard Long: Karoo Highveld comprises works, and traces of works, made during the artist’s two visits to South Africa. Though for the most part these comprise photographic pieces, text and sculptural installations, this exhibition will show, for the first time internationally, a series of fingerprint drawings made by Long during his residency at the Nirox Foundation, in the Cradle of Humankind, which took place in 2009.
09 November - 31 January
