Posts by Adjective Staff
Opening Tonight: The South African Pavilion
57th la Biennale di Venezia
The South African Pavilion opens tonight at the 57th La Biennale di Venezia with Candice Breitz and Mohau Modisakeng representing the country in what is arguably the Olympic Games of the Art World. In lieu of a review, adjective brings you a cartoon and a quick cruise through the canals of social media.
Read MoreIf You Go Out Into The Woods Tonight
This evening adjective will be hitting First Thursdays in Cape Town with our first printed edition, Issue 1. If you’re interested in getting your own copy, come to SMITH tonight where you can check out some of the surprises in store. (Hint: the magazine contains a limited edition artists print by Robin Rhode whose exhibition Paths and Fields in currently on show at the Stevenson in Cape Town).
Read MoreJaco van Schalkwyk
JVS: No, this time of the year I try to come as much as possible. I go into a summer working schedule where I start at the beach to write, then go to the studio and come back to the beach in the afternoon. It’s a way for me to keep working but also feel like I’m on holiday. I am quite tired at this time of the year.
Read MoreSimphiwe Ndzube
In this issue of Perspectives, adjective talks to the recent winner of the Tollman Award, Simphiwe Ndzube whose show Becoming is currently on show at WHATIFTHEWORLD, in Cape Town.
Read MoreDeborah Poynton
This week adjective speaks to Deborah Poynton about the relationship between abstraction and realism in her show Picnic that closes this weekend at the Stevenson.
Read MoreErnestine White & Yentl Kohler
In the fourth installment of Perspectives, adjective speaks to Curator of Contemporary Art, Ernestine White and Art Educator Yentle Kohler about the collaborative effort of mounting Studio at the Iziko South African National Gallery.
Read MoreLizette Chirrime
The third installment of Perspectives features Mozambican artist Lizette Chirrime who will be exhibiting later this year at 1:54 in London and whose show “A Sinfonia da Alma Liberta II” (Sounds of a Free Soul) is currently on view at Worldart.
Read MoreIgshaan Adams
The second installment in Perspectives features artist Igshaan Adams who talks to us about his show Oorskot, currently on view at blank projects in Cape Town.
Read MoreFrank Kilbourn
The first in the Perspectives features an interview with businessman and collector Frank Kilbourn who is the newly installed chairman of Strauss & Co.
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