If you’re not as in touch as you should be with the art in Johannesburg, here’s a breakdown of what to expect.
The Museum of African Design (Moad), situated in Maboneng, features a number of proudly African exhibitions each year.
Here’s a look at what you can expect at Moad this month.
D’Zair
(May)
D’Zair Art and Craft À Johannesburg, is an unprecedented exhibition of contemporary Algerian design. The title itself demonstrates the many cultural and geographic influences on the project.
D’Zair is local Arabic slang meaning Algeria, Art and Craft in English, and À Johannesburg is French, meaning in Johannesburg. Hellal Zoubir, curator of the exhibition, emphasises the fact that drawing the line between craft and design, artist and designer, is not always easy – and many practitioners themselves don’t choose one or the other.
Algeria has close ties with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern worlds, but it is unusual and unique for this exhibit to be conceptualised for South Africa.
Everyday Education
(May to June)
Told through the lens of three travelling photographers, Everyday Education shares the marvellous tails of education along the eastern corridor of Africa. The trio, who hail from the United States, South Africa and Tanzania, visited 20 schools documenting pupils, teachers and leaders.
Rebecca Crook, Zach Louw and Sam Satchu aim to use visual storytelling to highlight the stories of innovative and resilient education, and to influence others to celebrate and share stories of educators in their own lives.
Through platforms such as Instagram where the trio has a massive following, they seek to become part of a broad and participatory movement to respect educators as well as challenge stereotypes.
The exhibition at Moad will feature 50 selected images, but also encourages visitors to share their own anecdotes and stories from their own education narratives.
The public may add their visual stories of teachers, pupils and schooling using #everydayeducation and by following @everydayeducation.
Details: www.moadjhb.com
