Man in plastic on King George Street, 1974

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A resident of the Jabulani Single Men's Hostel, Frederick Jillie, irons his dustcoat, September 1972

Half a century in pictures DAVID Goldblatt's photography career spans 51 years, and the Johannesburg Art Gallery is hosting a retrospective of his work. August 16, 2005 By Buhle Makabane A RETROSPECTIVE of David Goldblatt's works, spanning his 51 years in photography, opens on Wednesday, 17 August at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. The exhibition includes more than 250 photographs taken between 1948 to 2002 that document the changes South Africa has undergone over the years. Miners going home: Mayfair railway station, Johannesburg, December 1952 Fifty One Years, the name of the exhibition, is a Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona production. It was originally curated by Corinne Diserens and Okwui Enwezor. So far, it has been seen in galleries and museums in New York, Barcelona, Rotterdam, Lisbon, Oxford, Brussels and Munich. Khwezi Gule, the curator for contemporary collections at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, describes the exhibition as "a tribute to Goldblatt's contribution to the world of photography, not only in South Africa but in the world". Born in Randfontein in 1930, Goldblatt became interested in photography while in high school. He wanted to become a magazine photographer after he matriculated, in 1948. However, after trying in vain to join the industry, he went to work in the family business selling mens wear. After his father died in 1962 he sold the family business and devoted his time to photography. "My professional work has been almost entirely outside the studio and has involved a broad variety of assignments for magazines, corporations and institutions in South Africa and overseas," Goldblatt wrote in a piece for the Goodman Gallery website. The exhibition opens at 6.30pm on Wednesday, 17 August and runs until 31 October 2005. Guided tours of the exhibition, presented by Goldblatt, will take place on Thursday, 18 August and Tuesday, 6 September at 11am. The gallery is open from Tuesdays to Fridays, from 10am to 5pm. For more information, call the Johannesburg Art Gallery on 011 725 3130. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za