Forthcoming Exhibition
Manfred Zylla - In Retrospect
A retrospective of Zylla’s life work will travel to various museums throughout South Africa during 2012. The launch exhibition is scheduled to open on 22 February 2012 at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum in Port Elizabeth. The exhibition will include works from the late 1950’s to the present.
A limited edition book on Zylla’s life work, entitled Manfred Zylla - art & resistance will be launched that evening. 22 February - 26 March 2012.
Three Nuclear Disaster Stories - a photographic exposé
The Photographers Gallery za in association with Koeberg Alert Alliance is proud to announce acclaimed Mexican photographer Jan Smith’s debut exhibition in South Africa. Smith has made it his mission to show how nuclear disasters change and destroy lives, and the impact they have on the surrounding environments. The exhibition will include three photographic stories, with a debut release of images taken in Fukushima, Japan in February 2012. 5 March - 17 April 2012.
Paper Cuttings from Shaanxi
This exhibition, in partnership with the Embassy of China and SANAVA (South African National Association for the Visual Arts), showcases paper cutting from the Shaanxi Province of China. Like many other folk art forms, paper cutting is grounded in social tradition and culture. Paper cuttings are used as decorations associated with habits, customs, weddings, ceremonies and festive events.
21 March - 28 April 2012.
Canaries in the coalmine
We are proud to announce Barbara Wildenboer’s fifth solo exhibition entitled Canaries in the coalmine.The premise for this exhibition is the concept of solastalgia - a term coined by environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht in 2004 by combining the Latin word solacium (comfort) and the Greek word algae (pain). Solastalgia is used to describe the emotional distress experienced when one realises that one’s home environment is under threat or changing; a form of homesickness one gets while one is still at home. The exhibition includes paper sculptures, altered books, photographs and digital and paper installation.