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THIS WEEK'S NEWS


Angola Marks Venice Biennale Debut with a Victory



Angola, exhibiting for the first time at the Venice Biennale, has been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for the best national pavilion. Curated by Paula Nascimento and Stefano Rabolli Pansera, the exhibition, which was commissioned and supported by the Angolan Ministry of Culture, features a selection of photography, painting and sculpture in a novel setting. Being a newcomer to Venice, Angola has had to rent an exhibition venue for the duration of the exhibition, which runs until November 24. Read more


Celebrating Twenty Five Years of Dancing all over Johannesburg
31 August - 14 September 2013
 

 
25 years ago in February 1988 the first Dance Umbrella platform was presented. How much we have danced since then! This year the Dance Forum in partnership with the Arts Alive International Festival offers you the opportunity to once again enjoy new and commissioned works from both local and international choreographers during the Dance Umbrella Festival 2013. The Dance Umbrella this year includes five international companies and fifteen new works from South African choreographers, plus the Stepping Stones programme featuring 30 choreographers. Read more


FOREST IN FOCUS – a film festival fundraiser in celebration of our forests



Greenpop will be hosting FOREST IN FOCUS in Cape Town in June 2013.  This integrative media event will screen a selection of winning short films from the United Nations Forum on Forests, Forests for People awards, provide a platform for innovative music and visual artists and encourage exchange through a curation of talks, Q&A’s and speakers. In association with the United Nations Forum on Forests, Forest for People awards, this dynamic program will screen five award-winning documentary shorts and feature a different musical act and guest speaker every evening. Read more
 
 


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EXHIBITIONS



Nicola Taylor: Root & Rise



Everard Read, Johannesburg
6 - 29 June 2013


Kate Gottgens: Malice Aforethought
 


SMAC Gallery, Cape Town
16 May - 6 July 2013


SMAC Gallery @ Volta9, Basel



10 - 15 June 2013
 

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BOOKS RECEIVED

Vitamin D2: New Perspectives in Drawing



2013
Hardcover
352 pages
ISBN: 978-0-7148-6528-7



GAUTENG



Fook Art & Objects @ Gallery AOP
11 May - 8 June 2013. JHB

Karin Preller: Just Above the Mantlepiece (Solo exhibition) @ Artspace
5 June - 3 July 2013. JHB


The Bag Factory, JHB
info@bagfactoryart.org.za

Neill Wright: The Hilarity of Reality @ CIRCA
30 May - 22 June 2013. JHB


Stephen Hobbs: Be Careful in the Working Radius @ David Krut Projects
30 May - 13 July 2013. JHB

 
Nicola Taylor: Root & Rise @ Everard Read
6 - 29 June 2013. JHB
 
The Seven Deadly Virtues @ Fried Contemporary Art Gallery & Studio
8 - 22 June 2013. PTA

Various artists including: Gail Behrmann, Karin Daymond, William Kentridge, David Koloane and Samson Mnisi @ Gallery 2
21 May - 11 June 2013. JHB

Sue Williamson: All Our Mothers @ Goodman Gallery
16 May - 15 June 2013. JHB

Graham's Fine Art Gallery, JHB

Graham’s Fine Art Gallery exhibits a significant collection of important South African art.

Various Artists: Looking as Learning II @ Johannesburg Art Gallery
7 April - 25 August 2013. JHB

John Arthur Liebenberg: Both Sides @ Resolution Gallery
16 April - 12 June 2013. JHB

Standard Bank Young Artist 2012, Mikhael Subotsky: Retinal Shift @ Standard Bank Gallery
17 April - 15 June 2013. JHB
 
Stephan Welz & Co
Appraiser and auction house; jhb@stephanwelzandco.co.za. JHB
 
Strauss & Co
Fine Art Auctioneers/Consultants; jhb@straussart.co.za. JHB


Urban Masters: Group Exhibition @ St Lorient Fashion & Art Gallery
29 May - 30 June 2013. PTA

Craig Muller: Behind the Ochre Curtain @ UJ Art Gallery
5 - 26 June 2013. JHB

Ruth Sacke: Furniture Store @ Upstairs @ Bamboo
8 - 17 June 2013. JHB


WESTERN CAPE


From the Gallery collection (group exhibition) @ 34 Fine Art
18 May - 17 August 2013. CPT


Elzaby Laubscher and Susanna Swart @ Abalone Gallery
7 May - 6 June 2013. HERMANUS


Art in the Yard, Franschhoek
art@artintheyard.co.za

Critic's Choice: Group show, Verity Fitzgerald, Rima Geffen @ AVA
3 - 27 June 2013. CPT

Changing Faces: Profiling Portraits in South African Art @ Barnard Gallery
23 May - 18 July 2013. CPT


Pretend Pretend @ Culture Urban+Contemporary Gallery
28 May - 6 July 2013. CPT

The Benediction of Shade @ David Krut Projects
11 May - 31 August 2013. CPT

Hout Street Gallery
Founded in 1975, The Hout Street Gallery in Paarl specialises in South African paintings and fine art. CPT

Literary Festival Exhibition @ IS Art Gallery
18 May - 14 June 2013. FRANSCHHOEK

Thinking Aloud @ Kalk Bay Modern
5 - 25 June 2013. KALK BAY

Raisonne Publishers, CPT

Raisonné Publishers of South Africa is a resource of selected South African modern artists and their artworks.

Martin Swart: Cutting Edges (Salon A); Fine Ounce Group: Breath of Fire (Salon B); Margot Hattingh: Impulse (Salon C) @ Rust en Vrede
21 May - 13 June 2013. DURBANVILLE
 
Collections & Archives: A Group Painting Show @ Salon 91
22 May - 22 June 2013. CPT


Kate Gottgens: Malice Aforethought @ SMAC Cape Town
16 May - 6 July 2013. CPT

Hannatjie van der Wat: In Retro | Seventy-year Career Survey (1943-2013) @ SMAC Art Gallery
10 May - 22 June 2013. STELLENBOSCH

Southern Cape Exhibition @ Strydom Gallery
4 June - 5 July 2013. George

 
Stephan Welz & Co
Appraiser and auction house; ct@stephanwelzandco.co.za. CPT.
 
Strauss & Co
Fine Art Auctioneers/Consultants
ct@straussart.co.za. CPT


Warren Editions
Printmaking studio and publisher of art prints. CPT

FREE STATE

Facing the Climate (Main Building) @ Oliewenhuis
4 April - 9 June 2013. BFN

Pauline Gutter: The Last of Us @ Oliewenhuis
9 May - 23 June 2013. BFN

National Heritage Project @ Oliewenhuis
21 December 2012 - 20 June 2013. BFN

Cedric Nunn: Call and Response @ Oliewenhuis
25 April - 17 June 2013. BFN

Jan van der Merwe: Time and Space/Tyd en ruimte @ Oliewenhuis
1 July - 18 August 2013. BFN

MPUMALANGA


The Artists' Press
Print studio. Hand printed original prints by leading South African artists

EASTERN CAPE


Wilma Cruise @ Grahamstown Arts Festival
27 June - 10 July 2013. GRAHAMSTOWN

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