The Parks Art Galleries wake from their Christmas slumber
On 24th January an exhibition entitled To Photograph the Details of a Dark Horse in Low Light featuring the work of Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin opens at the Goodman Gallery. Broomberg &...
View ArticleRosebank – Joburg’s art destination
Clustered around the lower Rosebank/Parkwood border on Jan Smuts Ave is a number of galleries which offer an exciting range of exhibitions...
View ArticleWhat’s on currently in The Parks’ galleries?
Our early winter fare at the Parks galleries is very varied with lots of different genres and styles in evidence. Just above the mantel piece is an exhibition of works by Karin Preller which opens at...
View ArticleJoburg’s art galleries; what’s on during September
There are a number of interesting exhibitions on at the moment in Joburg and the Parks galleries. Spanning thirty-five years of Simon Stone‘s work, from 1978 – 2013, this retrospective at the Standard...
View ArticleGerhard Marx’s exhibition opens at Goodman Gallery Parkwood on Thursday
Remember that extraordinary work at the Joburg Art Fair – Gerhard Marx’s mosaic wall depicting an aerial view of a section of Joburg Central. A Tour de Force technically, conceptually and...
View ArticleOpening on Thursday night: Marx at Goodman and Wilsenach at Circa
Marx’s exhibition Lessons in looking down opens at the Goodman Gallery on Thursday evening at the Goodman Gallery. The exhibition takes its name from a chapter in Jules Verne’s book A Journey to the...
View ArticleLiz at Lancaster’s Pick of the Week: The Jan Smuts Art strip
There are currently several not-to-be missed exhibitions showing at some of the galleries clustered along the Jan Smuts art strip. Showing at Goodman Gallery is Gerhard Marx’s exhibition Lessons in...
View ArticleA quick guide to Joburg’s main art galleries
Joburg has long been regarded as the Cinderella at the cultural ball, in the shadow of her more glamorous step-sister, Cape Town. However, the city has emerged during the last 20 years as a dynamic...
View ArticlePick of the month: the Kentridge ‘festival’
The pick of the month has to be the Kentridge festival coming up with exhibitions of his work opening in three Johannesburg venues in November. Tomorrow, 9th November, Refusal of Time opens at...
View ArticleNormality returns to Joburg art galleries after the Art Fair. See what’s on...
What’s on at the galleries The dust has begun to settle after the Joburg Art Fair and everyday life can return to gallery staff and their publics. There are several recently opened exhibitions and...
View Article#FirstThursday – Late evening opening 7th July
Lots of choice for #FirstThursday It’s #FirstThursday tomorrow 7th July when many of the art galleries stay open late – both in Braamfontein and along the Rosebank Art Mile. First Thursdays started as...
View ArticleExhibitions galore – catch them before they close at end of August
FADA Gallery UJ Bunting Rd Campus There are several exciting exhibitions showing until the end of August. At the University of Johannesburg Bunting Road Campus is the VIAD FADA centre – a real mouthful...
View ArticleThe Bolton Road Collection & surprises and secrets at Elephant Corner
The doyen of contemporary South African art in Johannesburg is the Goodman Gallery. Started by Linda Givon in 1966 it provided a stable for critically informed , contemporary artists in a time of...
View ArticleRefuge – how many people lack all 5 of Maslow’s needs?
Refuge – the Essop brothers’ exhibition at the Goodman Gallery until 19/08 Showing at the Goodman Gallery until 19th August is a photographic and installation exhibition by the...
View ArticleEl Anatsui at Goodman Gallery
Meyina El Anatsui’s exhibition at Goodman Gallery until 20th December Do yourselves a favour and make sure that you visit the Goodman Gallery in Rosebank before El Anatsui’s exhibition comes down on...
View ArticleFirsts, lasts and everything in between. Plan your calendar!
Along with pop-up shops it’s become popular to have a special event on a particular day of each month making it easy to forward plan one’s calendar. Now that 2018 is in full swing, here’s a list of...
View ArticleOpening on Thursday night: Marx at Goodman and Wilsenach at Circa
Marx and Wilsenach examine different ways of seeing: Looking down and looking up Marx’s exhibition Lessons in Looking Down opens at the Goodman Gallery on Thursday evening . The exhibition takes its...
View ArticleThe Jan Smuts Art strip
Three outstanding exhibitions at the Parkwood galleries on the Jan Smuts Art Strip Gerhard Marx at Goodman Gallery There are currently several not-to-be missed exhibitions showing at some of the...
View ArticleA quick guide to Joburg’s main art galleries
Joburg has long been regarded as the Cinderella at the cultural ball, in the shadow of her more glamorous step-sister, Cape Town. However, the city has emerged during the last 20 years as a dynamic...
View ArticleKentridge ‘festival’
Kentridge: Three Exhibitions/Three Venues The pick of the month has to be the Kentridge festival coming up with exhibitions of his work opening in three Johannesburg venues in November. Tomorrow, 9th...
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