THE END (of the World as We Know It) is the title of the expansive multimedia experience opening this week at artSPACE durban and the Collective.
? Reflecting on the multitude of meanings that can be attached to the concept of “the end”, the group exhibition runs the gamut from celebrating the death of one cycle and the birth of another to apocalyptic scenarios envisioning the ultimate collapse into nothingness. By turns terrifying and uplifting, yet always fascinating, this is certainly one of the most exciting art experiences in Durban in 2011.
artSPACE durban, 3 Millar Road, off Umgeni Road. The Collective, 48b Florida Road. Opening Monday November 7 and running until November 28. Tel: 031 312 0793/ 303 4891. Visit: www.artspace-durban.com/ and http://thecollectivedurban.blogspot.com.
? Memories is the poignant title of a new exhibition opening at one of Durban’s leading independent galleries this week. In her final exhibition as curator, gallerist Sue Greenberg has invited 30 top artists with whom she has had a long association from the Grassroots Gallery, Bayside Gallery and now the Artisan Gallery. Works on display range from paintings, ceramics and print-making to jewellery, sculptures, wood-turning and fibre works.
Artisan Contemporary Gallery, 344 Florida Road. The exhibition will be opened at 6pm on Wednesday November 9 by Brendon Bell, the director of the Tatham Art Gallery. Runs until December 24. Tel: 083 3015747/031 312 4364.