Art exhibitions: 24 September – 1 October
LOOK AT ME: I’M BLACK AND WHITE: an exploration of the confined racial spaces in post-apartheid South Africa by Mbongeni Buthelezi at Artspace Gallery, Chester Court, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, until 28 September. Details: 011-880-8802; www.artspace-jhb.co.za
SONGS OF EXCAVATION: an exhibition of truly mixed media work in photographic prints, video installations, paintings and sculptures, Minnette Vari presents the trope of excavation as a key metaphor in the Southern African imagination.
At Goodman Gallery, 163 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, until 28 September. Details: 011-788-1113; www.goodman-gallery.com
ITINERANT STUDIO NO. 33 VESTIGES: Christian Nerf will be working out of his 33rd itinerant studio at Gallery AOP, 44 Stanley Avenue, Braamfontein Werf, until 29 September. Details: 011-726-2234; www.galleryaop.com
LENTSWE: an exhibition of abstract expressionist paintings from an Afrocentric perspective by Lefifi Tladi, at the Women’s Jail, Constitution Hill, 11 Kotze Street, Braamfontein, until 30 September. Details: 011-381-3131; www.constitutionhill.org.za
IN LOVING MEMORY: an exhibition of pen and ink drawings by Marsi van de Heuval at Wolves, 4 Corlett Drive, Illovo, until 30 September. Details: 011-447-2360; www.wolves.co.za
A MATTER OF LIFE & BREATH: the portrait paintings and drawings in this exhibition form part of Alexandra Ross’s ongoing Polaroid series. At Room, Space No 3, 70 Juta Street, Braamfontein, from 6 September until 5 October. Details: 011-074-4944; www.urbanartprojects.org
PRIMAVERA: A pop-up group exhibition featuring works by William Kentridge, Marlene Dumas, Cecil Skotnes and Mbongeni Buthelezi, among others, at Gallery on 6th, 6th Street, Parkhurst, until 6 October. Details: 076-472-9812; efa@myconnection.co.za
ARCHIVAL IMPULSE: a photographic exhibition by Ayana V Jackson at Gallery Momo, 52 7th Avenue, Parktown North, until 7 October. Details: 011-327-3247; www.gallerymomo.com
PRINTMAKING EXHIBITION: etchings, lithography, drypoints, monoprints, woodblocks, linocuts, photograms, and intaglio-type works by SA Print Gallery, Blue Door Studio, Artist Proof Studio and The Artist’s Press will be on exhibition at the Old Sandton Gallery, Nelson Mandela Square, from 25 September until 8 October. Details: 082-777-7373; david@dbfineart.co.za
THE GRASS IS BURNING: a photographic exhibition by Martine Kolner at Studio23, Arts on Main, Maboneng Precinct, until 11 October. Details: 072-350-4326; www.niroxarts.com
PAINT+: Brundyn + Gonsalves presents the gallery’s first full exhibition outside Cape Town. The exhibition features works by Sanell Aggenbach, Tom Cullberg, Gina Heyer, Matthew Hindley, among others. At Nirox Projects, 249 Fox Street, Arts on Main, Maboneng Precinct, from 25 September until 14 October. Details: 072-350-4326; www.niroxarts.com
REVERIE REVEALED: A joint exhibition of works by Ilana Seati and House on Fire Studios that explores the monsters and enchantments of spheres not completely known to us, at In Toto Gallery, 6 Birdhaven Centre, 66 St Andrew Street, Birdhaven, from 26 September until 21 October. Details: 011-447-6543; www.intotogallery.co.za
UMHLABA 1913 – 2013: an exhibition of work by more than 30 photographers in commemoration of the Land Act that draws on the collections of 12 archives in order to sketch the history of land dispossession and its legacies, seen through the eyes of photographers who have engaged with these issues for over a century.
At Wits Art Museum, corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, until November. Details: 011-717-1358; wam@wits.ac.za
SURVEY: an exhibition of works by Jeremy Wafer at Wits Art Museum, corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, until 3 November. Details: 011-717-1358; wam@wits.ac.za
OFF THE BEATEN PATH: VIOLENCE, WOMEN AND ART: a multi-media travelling contemporary art exhibition that utilises works by world-class artists to promote awareness of the root causes of violence against women; create empathy for women’s stories; foster a dialogue about the pervasiveness of violence against women; and inspire the belief that women and girls can be empowered with new behavioral choices. At Johannesburg Art Gallery, King George Street, Joubert Park, until 10 November. Details: 011-725-3180.
EVERARD READ CENTENARY EXHIBITION: an exhibition that analyses the history of the gallery, celebrates the present and gives hints as to future directions the gallery may take. At Everard Read Gallery, 6 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, from 12 September. Details: 011-788-4805; www.everard-read.co.za
NEW WORK: an exhibition of new works by Patrick Cordingley at Isis Gallery, Shop 334, Rosebank Mall, Cradock Avenue, Rosebank. Details: 011-447-2317; www.isisgallery.co.za
