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Just before Christmas we took a trip to South Africa and started our art exploring with Wendy Fisher and to truly impressive A4 Arts Foundation. Her and Josh showed us their exciting and comprehensive show drawn from William Kentridge’s notebooks
Then we had the privilege of visiting her new warehouse space where Dahn Voh work was proudly on display
I loved this work casually hung by Kevin Beasley
Over at the Homestead Collection we walked among the wonderful outdoor works, including ‘Action’ by William Kentridge, a bronze that embodies the spirit of a bygone cinematic era
And this fabulous Wind Sculpture (SG) Ill by Yinka Shonibare here an invisible wind shapes solid fibreglass into a defy gravity dynamic monument
We also liked the work of South African artist Angus Taylor, ‘Holderstebbolder’ is made of Belfast Gabbro granite and Steel
Their temporary show was also of interest, there was so much to see and we got a great education about the history and art history of South Africa. I was drawn to this ambitious and intrinsic work of Igshaan Adams
There was another wonderful show by Igshaan Adams at Point Gallery
We visited Stevensen Gallery where we were re-introduced to the work of Simphiwe Ndzube which I thought had so much power and feeling
This one is called ‘Isbindi’ the image depicts a woman in a mobile kiosk
We also liked this weird and wonderful work by Jane Alexander
We had time to visit Liza at Goodman Gallery and see all her wonderful sculptures: such as this work as Kentridge
We visited some gorgeous collector’s homes – and loved this work by Igshaan Adams
We visited Zeitz MOCAA quite the original magnificent museum in a silo
There was so much to see and excite the eye
Loved this work ‘One must be seated’ by artist Rita Mawuena Benissan
There was also a solo of Nolan Oswald Dennis, in this work he uses both the calabash gourd and cowry shell as indigenous symbols and technologies used across Asia, Africa and Latin America. They can be understood as symbols for solidarity born from shared material cultures that pre-figures European expansion and colonization
There was weird and wonderful sculpture inside
and outside
We went to the Dylan Lewis sculpture gardens where art and landscape are as one
He curated his sculpture garden organically and he mentions that the art fell into place naturally
Then on Boxing Day it was back to New York, where we get to visit the final iteration of LunaLuna wow – more than a showstopper!
The music, lighting and art works were dramatic and eye-catching
Olivia, Peter Fleisig and I felt so privileged to have experienced this magnificent installation
Finally, we head to Mustique, and as usual Tiqui does not stop working! She has managed to get together emerging artists around the Caribbean in the Mustique Caribbean Contemporary Art show.
We are all so proud of her – but now the holidays begin…