Side by Side – Irma Stern & Contemporary SA Artists

07Oct11

Beguiling : The Self & The Subject

- Sponsored by the Irma Stern Trust -

Curated by Kirsty Cockerill

“In Beguiling, contemporary works are juxtaposed alongside works by Irma Stern. The relationships between these individual pieces offers a surface reading that is formal in nature, calculated to entice the viewer to review current artistic strategies that utilise the body in relationship to those of the past.”

Irma Stern Gallery

Irma_Stern – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irma_Stern

Photography by Odette Herbert

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Tags: 1940'sartist, Andrew Lamprecht, Andrew Putter, art, Beguiling The Self and The Subject, Cape Town, Christopher Peter, Claudette Schreuders, exhibition, Georgina Gratrix, Guy Tillim, Hasan & Husain Essop, Ima Stern, Lisa Brice, Marilyn Martin, Nontsikelelo Veleko, Odette Herbert, photography, Pieter Hugo, sculptures, South Africa, Steven Cohen, Sue Williamson, UCT, Zanele Muholi

Side by Side – Irma Stern & Contemporary SA Artists [Verticals]

11Jul11

Beguiling : The Self & The Subject

- Sponsored by the Irma Stern Trust – Curated by Kirsty Cockerill

Irma Stern Gallery

Irma_Stern – Wikipedia

Photography by Odette Herbert .

MORE IMAGES [Landscape]

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Tags: Cape Town, Claudette Schreuders, exhibition, Georgina Gratri, Guy Tillim, Hasan & Husain Essop, Ima Stern, Lisa Brice, Nontsikelelo Veleko, Odette Herbert, photography, Pieter Hugo, sculptures, South Africa, Steven Cohen, Sue Williamson, UCT, Zanele Muholi

ART South Africa – Spier Contemporary 2010 – Best kept secret – only hand full know

06Apr10

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ENTRANCE = FREE = MAHALA!

- 2hrs at least to see everything

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Photography by Odette Herbert
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If you click on the images they open up larger

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The Exhibition venue, Cape Town’s Town Hall [1905], is the building that, Nelson Mandela, gave his monumental, historic first speech, 4 hrs after he was released from prison (Victor-Verster Prison, Paarl, @ 4:14pm. 11.2.1990 – 64k away)

“Mr Mandela, the deputy-president of the ANC, appeared on the balcony of Cape Town’s City Hall to speak to the 50,000 people assembled outside at 20:00 local time.” [BBC]

Comrades and fellow South Africans, I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands….
Nelson Mandela

The room he stepped out of, onto the balcony, to be seen by the crowd for the first time, is one of the rooms used in the exhibition
[BBC News footage]

Apologies
Apologies to the artists whose work I have photographed with out your permission & have used to lure people to the exhibition – I was in photography mode & not able to write down all the names of the images I took – I will return in writing mode & update with your name & work title – you could leave your details as a comment and even write about what you were thinking when you created the work!

If you hold the curser over an image most have a subjective note that appears on your screen

LINK – More images of exhibition rooms at Cape Town’s Town Hall + Info
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Spier Contemporary 2010 Internet sites

LINK – Website
LINK – twitter
LINK – facebook
LINK – youtube
LINK – Blog – Comments not activated! Therefore no debate

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Tags: 2010 Spier Contemporary, art, Cape Town Hall, design, interiors, live performances, photos

Cape Town Artist – Barbara Bennett, does it with glass at Biscuit Mill

21Mar10

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Photography by Odette Herbert
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If you click on an image it opens up larger

Bennett teaches, the art of creating glass objects at her Glass Gallery

The Old Biscuit Mill/ Unit A105/ 375 Albert Rd/ Woodstock/ Cape Town/South Africa
+27 (0) 21 447 9421

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Tags: art, artist, Barbara Bennett, Biscuit Mill, Cape Town, cources, design, glass, Glass Gallery, mentoring, Old Biscuit Mill, Panorama Stained-glass Studio, Stained-glass, teaching

Cape Town: Zulu Dance Group – Working the Blowburg beaches – So they & their families can eat.

19Nov09

We bumped into each other as they were rushing to catch the dwindling crowds on the next beach -They broke into song & drumming as they patiently posed for me – what a powerful sound – It gave me goose bumps
Such dynamic young men – Filled with optimism and determination to create a better life for themselves and their families. Delightful to witness their enthusiasm and energy & their love for their art. These young men look one in the eye with confindence and pride
I hope they get to see how amazing they look!

To enlarge image – click on it

KTC, dance group is 15 strong & they all live in KTC,Nyanga [Guguletu]

For more information Contact:
Zolani Pasiya 083 2828365

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Tags: Cape Town, dance, dancers, entertainers, Khayelitsha, photographs, photos, singers, South Africa, youth, zulu

Cape Town’s coliseum [stadium]– F I F A’s specs, built by locals – It’s big – really really BIG

15Nov09

The building is very photogenic & close up it’s impressive – Green Point stadium, 68K seater – R4.7 billion to build, very controversial – And from Milnerton its way too big [was told that central government are paying for most of it - by most esteemed cape town council official]

To enlarge any image click on it & to return to thumbnails use the back arrow

I recommend you look at the workers images who have spent over 2 years building the massive structure – there’s a glint in their eye – I think they feel proud of what they have created – swaggerists – init

CLICK – ON IMAGES TO enlarge THEM

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Photography – Odette Herbert
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LINK - Cape Town stadium dedicated hub – of posts from various sites featuring Odette Herbert’s stadium photography [Feb 2010]
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LINK – LINKS List – Cape Town 2010 Word Cup stadium Photos & Info
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LINK – Cape Town Stadium– Live Art.The rope guys 6 till late – car park 4 best seats
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LINK – Cape Town stadium – March 2008 - What it will look like + LINKS

LINK – Cape Town City Council – Stadium owners/gatekeepers – excellent site

LINK – Wikipedia – Cape Town Stadium

LINK – Facebook – THE Greenpoint Stadium/ 2010 Awareness

LINK – Murry & Roberts - construction company

LINK – twitter – F I F A World Cup 2010

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Tags: 2010, architecture, art, Cape Town, foot ball, footy, green point, green point stadium, Odette Herbert, photography, photos, stadium, world cup

Dance – Desmond Richardson

23Sep09

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A sense of fulfillment and joy is the crystallization of all the effort – each drop of sweat, each tear – expended to reach that moment. Life’s inherent creativity, its dynamic vitality, is brought to the surface only through the strenuous exertions of a life of consistent action.
Daisaku Ikeda

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Photography: Unknown
The image resolution is too low to read the credit on it & I can’t find credits anywhere on Richardson’s site – Grrrrr!

Richardson’s profile: LINK

LINK – Richardson dancing – solo

Introduction: Amada Lara Kay – also a brilliant dancer

Note: If you click on the images it will take you to Richardson’s original image & site