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Sisonke Gallery

The Red Apple  a solo exhibition by Many Libuta With some governments rolling back climate protections at an alarming pace, the question of how human choices affect the planet has never felt more critical. Against this global backdrop, celebrated Congolese-born South African basedartist Many Libuta presents a timely new solo exhibition, The Red Apple. Libuta describes the show as a visual meditation on temptation and environmental consequence. It draws on the biblical story of Adam and Eve – not to...

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HUB Gallery

DIEPE GROND – an extract The title is adapted from Reza de Wet’s play, Diepe grond, which created an uproar in the nineteen eighties.  De Wet's Deep Ground serves as an interdisciplinary reference only. The intention is not to illustrate the narrative or course of the play, but rather to investigate aspects within the text, such as the interaction between fact and intuition, the intricacies of interpersonal relationships within the South African landscape, and the interplay between the mundane and the extraordinary. There...

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Grounded Practice

  ‘Grounded Practice’ offers more than a showcase of beautiful objects, it’s a timely conversation about what it means to feel rooted in a world of change. Rather than dictate a theme from the outset, Blake waited to see what ideas emerged organically from the artists’ submissions. “What came through, almost overwhelmingly, was a sense of instability – personally, politically, environmentally,” she explains. “Many artists were using their practice to find their footing again, to reestablish a sense of balance and belonging. That’s where the...

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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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