Exhibitions: 6 – 13 August
A CITY REIMAGINED: through photographs, videos and collaborative performative work, this project tackles nostalgia from an imaginative perspective. From the traces of objects and memories, Mbali Mdluli creates visual documents to a state of interiority. At Studio23, Arts on Main, Maboneng Precinct, until 8 August. Details: 072-350-4326
BE CAREFUL IN THE WORKING RADIUS: a solo exhibition showcasing a new body of work; editioned prints made using combinations of woodblock and linocut techniques; unique works created from the trial proofs of the editions altered through cutting and reflective tape; sculptures made by re-purposing the woodblocks used for printing the editions; and an artist’s pop-up book. At David Krut Gallery, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, and David Krut Projects, Maboneng Precinct, until 10 August. Details: 011-447-0627; www.davidkrut.com
WORKING TITLE: a group exhibition, curated by Emma Lawrence, featuring artists working in media such as 3-D cinema, interactive gaming, short stories and punk-inspired performance, as well as artists who interrogate modes of representation and viewing in painting and photography. At Goodman Gallery, 163 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, until 17 August. Details: 011-788-1113; www.goodman-gallery.com
SCENES OF SPACE – AN EXHIBITION OF INTERIORS: an exhibition that incorporates a diverse range of art in terms of mediums, styles, periods and concepts to take a more thoughtful look at the mental space concerned with physical space, featuring artists such as Helen Joseph, Sam Nhlengethwa, Aurelia James and Ronel Kellerman. At In Toto Gallery, 6 Birdhaven Centre, 66 St Andrew Street, Birdhaven, until 19 August. Details: 011-447-6543; www.intotogallery.co.za
GROUP SHOW: works by Karin Daymond, Collen Maswanganyi, Matthew Brittan, Widus Mtshali and Colbert Mashile are on exhibition at Gallery 2, 140 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, until 24 August. Details: 011-447-0155; www.gallery2.co.za
MARTIENSSEN PRIZE EXHIBITION:AGAIN, AND THEN AGAIN, AS WELL, TOO… : the annual Wits School of Arts (WSOA) Martienssen Prize Exhibition showcases the work of the finalists, selected from projects submitted by senior students in the Division of Visual Arts. At Wits Art Museum, corner Bertha and Jorissen Streets, Braamfontein, until 25 August. Details: 011-717-1378; www.wits.ac.za/wam
KUNJANI: an exhibition of new prints by Joel Mpah Dooh at Gallery Momo, 52 7th Avenue, Parktown North, until 26 August. Details: 011-327-3247; www.gallerymomo.com
THE TWO TALKING YONIS: simultaneous installations of works by Reshma Chhibba, in conversation with Nontobeko Ntombela, that present a set of questions that are about the idea of re-looking, re-examining and re-investigating the position of the female, at three venues: Constitution Hill’s Women’s Jail, Kalashnikovv Gallery, and Room, until 31 August.
Details: 078-190-1221; nontobekon@gmail.com
TRANSGRESSIONS: Ugandan-born artist Benon Lutaaya’s debut solo exhibition. This body of work finds form in a series of expressive portraits that are informed by photographic references, as well as paintings of cameras that emphasise the integral part photography plays in his process. At Artspace Gallery, 1 Chester Court, 142 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, from 7 until 31 August. Details: 011-880-8802; www.artspace-jhb.co.za
THE TREE OF LIFE: an exhibition of artwork and photography by Loren Hodes and Ian Ossendryver, at Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre, corner Glenhove Road and 4th Street, Houghton, until 1 September. Details: 011-728-8088; rchcc@telkomsa.net
