November 7, 2005
By JoNews Reporter
THE Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) has a full calendar until early next year, with seven national and international exhibitions running simultaneously.
The exhibitions are Exposed, The Pioneers, Modern International, Treasures, Southern African Art, Landscape Across Time And Place, and 32 Dimensional.
Exposed focuses on works from the gallery's photographic collections, to complement exhibitions by Peter McKenzie and Abrie Fourie. It includes well-known South African photographers David Goldblatt, Santu Mofokeng, Jo Ractliffe, and runs from 8 November to 27 February 2006.
The Pioneers runs from 8 November to 16 December, and includes works from the JAG's collections. It incorporates the original Pioneers, black artists who focused on urban scenes, such as Gerard Sekoto and Ephraim Ngatane.
But the Pioneers were also concerned with rural landscapes, such as Gladys Mgudlandlu, expressionism, such as Cecil Skotnes and mysticism, such as Sidney Kumalo.
Their styles still influence artists in South Africa today, and are celebrated as part of the country's national heritage.
Photographic print by Abrie Fourie entitled Yellow
Khwezi Gule, the curator of contemporary art at the Johannesburg Arts Gallery, says, "National South African contemporary art is balanced between local imperatives with international dialogue concerns. Successful art works are able to speak to local audiences yet resonate powerfully in all corners of the globe."
Modern International
The Modern International collection is one of the gallery's most popular. This exhibition, which runs from 8 November, includes movements such as Minimalism, Op Art, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Surrealism.
From the gallery's South African Contemporary Collection comes Treasures. Local contemporary art falls between African materials, processes, concerns and aesthetics, and Western art.
Works by Jane Alexander, Kendall Greers and Tracey Rose are included, and the exhibition runs from 8 November.
Southern African Art, running from 8 November, places on show a selection of traditional southern African objects from the JAG's permanent collections, such as rare Ndebele and Sotho child figures, seats from northern Zimbabwe, carved staffs, medicine vessels, beadwork, fine headrests and carved wooden figures.
Landscape Across Time And Place
To highlight the changes across time and space, landscapes are being displayed, from 8 November. Some of the JAG's oil paintings include key works from the 17-century, Barbizon, Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Pointillist and other movements.
The curator has also drawn on key examples of early 20th century South African masters of landscape painting, including Cape Town born Gregorie Boonzaier, who died in April this year at the age of 96.
Included in the exhibition are works by Adolph Jentsch, Pierneef, Maud Sumner, Maggie Laubser, Jacob Hendricks and Pieter Hugo Naude, among others.
Finally, curator Pitso Chinzama presents a selection of works from the JAG collections that hang on walls but that are more sculptural than two-dimensional in 32 Dimensional. This exhibition runs from 22 November to 27 February.
"Members of the public and schools asked for the exhibitions to be displayed and we chose works that we think highlight our collections," said Gule.
The exhibitions include a variety of media, like paintings, posters, sculptures and traditional objects such as wooden spoons.
For more information about the exhibitions, email nessal@joburg.org.za or tshidisom@joburg.org.za for educational information.
The Johannesburg Art Gallery is on the southern border of Joubert Park, and the entrance is on King George's Street. The gallery is open Monday to Sunday and entrance is free.
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