Steenbokfontein Art Celebration 2014 here
Steenbokfontein Art Celebration 2014 — 20th exhibition. The first exhibition was held Spring 1995 with the idea to make the public and passing tourist aware of the art studio and exhibition on the farm, as well as artists in the area. This exhibition consisted of 4 artists and was held in the studio – an old horse stable that I’ve renovated during 1991 The first few years artists also participated in creating big...
Gauguin Punch Up at Bonhams
Works by some of the greatest names of Modern British and Irish art will be sold as Bonhams offer works from The Barbara & Arnold Burton Collection in the evening sale on November 17 at 101 New Bond Street. The objects being sold are some of the finest examples of the genre. A sculpture titled Cantate Domino by Dame Barbara Hepworth (British, 1903-1975) leads the group. Estimated to sell for £500,000 to £700,000 this bronze with a...
Sandy Nairne resigns from National Portrait Gallery
Sandy Nairne has decided to step down in February 2015 as director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, after 12 years, to pursue his writing and advisory work, it was announced this week, Thursday 12 June 2014. National Portrait Gallery Sandy Nairne says: ‘It has been a great privilege to lead such a special institution as the National Portrait Gallery, and I am very proud of what we have achieved over the past decade. The...
Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi True Colours
Barnard Gallery is proud to present True Colours – a solo exhibition by Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi. As the idiom suggests, the definition of true colours is to reveal the reality beneath the mantle of appearance. Truth, memory and history In this show, Ngqinambi deals with divergent discourses around truth, memory and history, as conveyed through the […] CERI forums» Art
Aimez-vous Picasso?
Modern Art – do you dig it? Much has been written about modern art. Many people seem not to really like it, claiming that they don’t understand it, or that it’s ugly. Now I know one’s taste in art is a very personal thing. And people can become very defensive about their tastes – in […] Tony McGregor» Art