[09.12.08] Kate Gottgens at João Ferreira
Andrew Putter submits a review of Kate Gotggens' show at João Ferreira entitled 'Asleep Inside You', finding a painter at the height of her powers
[07.12.08] Lizza Littlewort and Wilhelm Saayman at whatiftheworld/gallery
'How the Troubles Started' features work by Lizza Littlewort and Wilhelm Saayman, two artists who 'take their jokes very seriously'. While Littlewort takes pops at the self-importance of the artworld in her paintings, sketches and text works, Saayman spends more time on the tragedy of human emotion and relationships in his drawings and text pieces. Linda Stupart reviews.
[07.12.08] Robert Hodgins at the Goodman Gallery Cape
Octogenarian painter Robert Hodgins' painting just gets better and better, says Sue Williamson, regretting that his exhibition at the Goodman Cape ever had to come down.
[07.12.08] Anton Kannemeyer Fear of a Black Planet at Michael Stevenson
Katharine Jacobs draws parallels between Anton Kannemeyer's 'Fear of a Black Planet' and the writings of Fanon in her review of this show which leavers a viewer uncomfortable in a number of ways, forcing one to look for one's positions in the comics he references in these highly charged and layered graphic works.
[07.12.08] Disturbance: Contemporary Art from Scandinavia and South Africa at the Johannesburg Art Gallery
While the prospect of curating a show of contemporary Scandinavian and South African art seems to have provided Clive Kellner and Maria Fidel Regueros with breathing space, and despite individual instances of brilliance, Anthea Buys feels that the connections between the respective artists and practices are tenuous.
[07.12.08] Wim Botha at Brodie/Stevenson
Wim Botha's 'New Work', which Cara Snyman describes as 'monumental, imposing and iconic' is very appropriate for the launch of Brodie Stevenson. The installation, sculpture and drawings, rich in imagery and substance, draw on the canon of art history, natural history and Classical mythology in Botha's first solo outing in Johannesburg which engages notions of evolution, mortality and materiality.
[07.12.08] Jo Ractliffe Tereno Ocupado at Warren Siebrits
Michael Smith follows up last month's interview with Jo Ractliffe with a review of her recent Warren Siebrits show, 'Terreno Ocupado', which he describes as '... a powerful addition to an already-stellar career, one in which the nuances of African cities' changing characters are frequently the subject'.
[07.12.08] Bronwen Vaughan-Evans at Bank Gallery
Bronwen Vaughan-Evans' 'Memento Mori' at Bank Gallery finds the artist employing her signature light on dark gesso technique in works comprising pairs of portrait- and landscape- formatted images. The juxtaposition of humans, or suggestions of humans with elements of land- and cityscape explores the relationship between her subjects and their environments. Carol Brown reviews.
[07.12.08] Cameron Platter's Studio at KZNSA Gallery
Regular contributor Peter Machen reviews Cameron Platter's 'Studio' a show and event held at the KZNSA, and finds much to get excited about, not least of which is the absence of 'the slightest hint of masturbation often associated with event-based art' at the show's closing party.
[07.12.08] Candice Breitz at the Worlds on Video at Strozzina, Florence
Candice Breitz recently showed her Soliloquy Trilogy from 2000 at 'Worlds on Video' at Strozzina, Florence. Amy Halliday feels the work's production is a little tired, its mode of deconstruction too familiar. She was far more interested by Breitz's new work shown at Temporäre Kunsthalle in Berlin.
