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Exhibition at CO-OP
Heart breaker/Heart broken – new from Faith47
LOVE AND HATE in Hamburg
LOVE AND HATE was very busy in Europe earlier this year with exhibitions in the Netherlands and Germany. The first was as part of the South African group show FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN IT: popculture , politics and strong voices. For interviews with the artists involved see this previous post. The second exhibition was their own. Their friend Melissa Williams has done a write up on their time there:
In May 2010 LOVE AND HATE STUDIO artists 35ten73 and black koki were invited by Angelique Spaninks from the “MU” project space in Eindhoven in the Netherlands to create a black and white illustration on a huge 10m x 5m canvas. The drawing took place over the course of 9 days, outside the library and design school in the DE WITTE DAME building, where the gallery/projectspace is situated. Read more…
A Reminder – Serenade Your Walls in Joburg tonight.
Featured artist: Ricky Lee Gordon
Most of you know Ricky Lee Gordon as the founder of /A WORD OF ART. Those who didn’t know that he is the man behind the scenes have surely seen him around the Gallery in the Woodstock Industrial Centre, clip board in hand, at one of the many exhibitions he curates. At the very least you’ve received a facebook invite from him to attend Papergirl, The T-shirt show, The Bin R250 show, One night only and the like that /A WORD OF ART has had a hand in organizing. In short, Ricky Lee Gordon is an Artist, Creative director,Curator, Creative Activist and founder of /A WORD OF ART and Write on Africa but nobody can be summed up in a sentence so this is his story. Read more…
A BIG Thank-you!
Wow. The Serenade Your Walls exhibition yesterday was even better than we expected! Thank you to all who came through to enjoy the art, the music, a few beers and great company. Also a massive thanks to all the AM I COLLECTIVE folk who worked so hard to help us make it happen. If you missed out, the work is still up for you to view at the AM I COLLECTIVE Garage and we’ll be uploading photos from the event soon! The posters are available for online purchase at shop.10and5.com.
Some of the posters meant to be displayed were damaged in transit so we couldn’t put them up. Biggest apologies to these artists and bands. We know it’s not the same but we think you still need to see them, here they are:
Kwani Experience by Lauren Fowler
Desmond & The Tutu's by Job Solario
Jax Panik by Arno Kruger
Also somehow the Latimer brothers’ names got switched around. To clear things up, the Pity the Fool poster is by Alex Latimer and the Sedge Warbler poster is by Patrick Latimer. Sorry guys!
All in all it was a very successful event and we’d love to do it again, we’ll keep you posted!
Word on the street: Banksy in Africa
The guys at We-Are-Awesome got the scoop on legendary and anonymous street artist Banksy’s visit to Africa. I thought I’d repost the news just in case you missed it on their site yesterday. Apparently the artworks were done earlier this year in Mali stretching from Bamako to Timbuktu. Rumours are circulating that he has also been in Cairo. There was some speculation that it was an admirer of his style that created the pieces rather than Banksy himself. But the work being uploaded onto his site has been taken as confirmation that it is really him. See here. The Peaches Geldof one is a personal favourite but news is that it has been partially painted over and tagged by more than a few local artists trying to claim it as theirs.
Thanks WAA for the lead!
Portraits by Janet (Meintjes) Jankes & Danny Popper
“PORTRAITS” is an Exhibition by Daniel Popper and Janet Meintjies that opens August 3rd at the Irma Stern Museum in Cape Town. The exhibition runs until August 17th.
Some background on the artists:
DANNY POPPER
Daniel Popper graduated from Michaelis in 2006. Since then he has participated in numerous group shows and developed a novel career in puppetry, sculpture and art making. Read more…
SA Painter Elmarie Lategan’s emotional consciousness
Elmaire Lateman is a South African painter. She was born in Durban in 1983 and graduated with an honours degree in fine Arts from the University of Stellenbosch in 2005. She is currently completing her Masters via Unisa.
Elmarie’s latest body of work represents a shift from previously explored figurative physical surroundings to the depiction of emotional consciousness. These oil paintings reflect an emotional state of being and portray aspects of escapism, especially amongst youth within a contemporary context. Read more…
Call for Entries – Exhibit at Royale Eatery
After the success of their previous show, The Zoo, Calyx Art is sending out a Call for Entries for their next show themed Yellow+Blue. The work will be exhibited at Royale Eatery and goes up on the 10 September 2010.
Find them at their online store, art.calyx.co.za
