Exhibitions: 3 – 10 September
ROOTED: Samantha Smirin’s first solo exhibition is at Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre, corner of Glenhove Road and 4th Street, Houghton, from 10 to 12 September. Details: 083-600-4030; www.ibiartworkx.co.za
ANCIENT FUTURE: an exhibition of work by Eric Duplan at Gallery 2, 140 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, until 21 September. Details: 011-447-0155; www.gallery2.co.za
RESUSCITATE: physics, religion and biology form the basis of this solo exhibition highlighting the after-life of the artwork by Bronwyn Lace at Nirox Projects, Arts on Main, Maboneng Precinct, from 1 until 22 September. Details: 072-350-4326; www.niroxarts.com
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, from 4 to 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
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, from 5 to 30 September. Details: 011-381-3131; www.constitutionhill.org.za
A MATTER OF LIFE & BREATH: the portrait paintings and drawings on this exhibition form part of Alexandra Ross’ 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
ARCHIVAL IMPULSE: a photographic exhibition by Ayana V Jackson at Gallery Momo, 52 7th Avenue, Parktown North, from 29 August until 7 October. Details: 011-327-3247; www.gallerymomo.com
THE GRASS IS BURNING: a photographic exhibition by Martine Kolner at Studio 23, Arts on Main, Maboneng Precinct, from 11 August until 11 October. Details: 072-350-4326; www.niroxarts.com
PATCHED: Marion Boehm’s solo exhibition presents an artistic voyage through Kliptown, at In Toto Gallery, 6 Birdhaven Centre, 66 St Andrew Street, Birdhaven, from 22 August. Details: 011-447-6543; www.intotogallery.co.za
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, from 28 August 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, from 10 September until 3 November. Details: 011-717-1358; wam@wits.ac.za
OFF THE BEATEN PATH: VIOLENCE, WOMEN AND ART: a multi-media traveling contemporary art exhibition that utilizes 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, from 8 September until 10 November. Details: 011-725-3180.
EVERARD READ CENTENARY EXHIBITION: an exhibition that analyses the history of gallery, celebrate the present and give 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
