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South African Art Times: April 08 Gallery Guide
South African Art Times: April 08 Gallery Guide
The Subterraneans, 2008 Acrylic and oil on canvas by Sanell Aggenbach. Her show entitled: Sub Rosa opens 30 April to 31 May at Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town
Trudging through Molasses
Making history with Minette Vári
Lloyd Pollock has tea with Minette Vári
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Department of Visual Learning To Fly, William Scarbrough, Mixed media, Work from Stephen Hobbs’s show entitled: High Voltage,
Communication’s first-, second- and third-year Photography students Bell- Roberts Gallery, Cape Town. until 26 April Bank Gallery, 15 May - 7 June
of last year will showcase their photographic skills at Gallery 20/20 at
the Voortrekker Monument from Sunday, 16 March, at the Department’s
annual photographic exhibition.
Pamela Stretton’s piece entitled: Fed up, from her solo exhibition until 26 April at Work by Francois van Reenen from a group show at Pat Sithole’s, Icy cold winter, from his exhibition
Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town Fried Contemporary entitled: Angels and demons entitled: Africa Revisited, at The Gordart Gallery,
Johannesburg.
Hout Street Gallery
David and Gail Zetler. 270 Main Street, Paarl, 7646. Phone + 27 (0) 21 872 5030 Fax + 27 (0) 21 872 7133
E-mail: zetler@icon.co.za www.houtstreetgallery.co.za Artwork: Peter Fincham, Afternoon Shadows
Roswitha
von Glehn
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Whilst Skotnes is undoubtedly an as objects, personal memorabilia home served as an ‘open house’ Over the years, Skotnes’s work
icon of the South African art world, and a collection of objects from and hub for artists from different has encompassed many media,
the exhibition moves beyond the Skotnes’s home and studio. parts of the city and, indeed, the most recognisably the large
artist’s public face to reveal a more Skotnes played an important world. In Cape Town, this spirit of coloured wood-panels that grew
personal view, focusing on such pioneering role in art education creative hospitality continued. out of the making of blocks for
aspects of his extensive output as in South Africa. He was highly The exhibition therefore offers relief printing, but also portfolios
his drawings, cartoons, watercol- involved with the Amadlozi group insight into the country’s creative of prints, murals and public com-
ours, prints and works of art on that sought to work at the intersec- community of which Skotnes missions, oil paintings, ceramics,
paper. tion of African and European art. formed such an integral part and tapestries and sculpture.
Thina Lucy Manebaneba with her son Samuel Mabolabola and her Also on display are a number He was generous towards, and highlights the many ways in which
brother Enos Manebaneba in their living room after church of letters and documents col- nurturing of, young artists. he helped shape a vibrant period Photographs: Paul Weinberg
lected over five decades as well For many years, his Johannesburg in South African art history.
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