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HUB Gallery

"Murmuration", an uncanny, kaleidoscopic 20-year mini retrospective   A ‘murmuration’ is the low, indistinct sound created by a flock of starlings moving in synchrony, their darting motions believed to confuse predators and transmit lifesaving information instantly and without degradation.  For Marlise Keith, this phenomenon became a metaphor for gathering two decades of her work into a single space.  ‘Murmuration’ includes works both old and new. The exhibition showcases key pieces from the Spier Collection (some of Keith’s earliest assemblages and...

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Creative Block by NCX 25

Launched in 2011, the Nando’s Creative Exchange programme recognises artists who demonstrate exceptional ability. Administered by Spier Arts Trust and sponsored by Nando’s,  the programme provides participants with   opportunities to develop their professional art practice. This collection of Creative Blocks provides new collectors with an opportunity to enjoy original artworks by the four participating artists from 2025: Fleur de Bondt, Debbie Field, Sello Letswalo and Mduduzi Twala.

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Sisonke Gallery

Without words, a solo exhibition by Tanja Truscott.  Cape Town–based artist Tanja Truscott is asking us to look, to pause…and to feel.  Each drawing begins with the paper being sealed to create a slick surface. Truscott uses oil paint and works slowly and attentively, choosing brushes, limiting her colour palette, and allowing the work to unfold through a quiet, almost meditative process. Line becomes an expression of feeling rather than depiction. ‘Without Words’ is gentle yet resolute: an exhibition that...

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Creative Block

Build your own collection of Creative Blocks, original art by emerging and established South African artists. Creative Block is an artist career development programme administered by Spier Arts Trust. Blocks offer original and reasonably priced South African artworks to collectors, while supporting artists early on in their careers. Artists who join the program receive blank blocks to create new works every month. Spier Arts Trust mentors participating artists and acquires the best blocks for this collection. Some end up in...

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