Archive: Issue No. 91, March 2005

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Wim Botha

Wim Botha
Mieliepap Pietá, 2004
Maize meal and resin, 174 x 195cm (identical dimensions to Michelangelo's original)

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Polly Street

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Sanell Aggenbach

Sanell Aggenbach
Detail of 'Souvenirs', 2005
Made from porcelain and displayed in a wooden cabinet

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   [04.03.05] AzaNYa
Regular column by our New York correspondent, Joost Bosland.

   [04.03.05] Emerging from a stubbornly white chrysalis into democratic SA: The SAAAH
A recent strategic planning workshop revealed the necessity for the South African Association of Art and Architectural Historians (SAAAH) to develop a new identity replete with awareness and relevance, and a sexy enough image to make the discourse more palatable, and attractive for new members.

   [04.03.05] Standard Bank Young Artist Wim Botha
Wim Botha, recent recipient of the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for 2005, has the arduous task ahead of creating an exhibition for the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown and living up to his new title. Kresta Tyler Johnson takes the opportunity to converse with the artist as he embarks on his year.

   [04.03.05] A collaboration for the dead?
The trinity session in collaboration with Enjin creative magazine are hoping to develop a Museum for Dead Media.

   [04.03.05] The genesis of Polly Street Art Centre
Polly Street Art Centre was the fabled art school where many African artists were given their first opportunities to express themselves visually. A new publication celebrates the Centre and the stories that have all but disappeared with time.

   [04.03.05] The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) is once again gearing up for a week of festivities and the visual art element alone is one good reason to make the trip to Oudtshoorn. Kim Gurney reports.


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