Johannesburg Art Scene
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Mandy Johnston burns art to rekindle lost traditions
The Joburg-born artist’s latest exhibition uses burning steel wool sculptures and ash paintings to explore ritual, transformation and the transitions that shape our lives
Outside the white cube, art learns to breathe again
A group exhibition in North West challenged institutional norms, inviting artists and audiences to rethink experimentation, community and artistic freedom
Six decades In, Goodman Gallery reflects on its role in art and society
Liza Essers reflects on Goodman Gallery’s legacy, its global ambitions and the challenges of sustaining a space for art, conversation and community
Documenting a vanishing present: Kamyar Bineshtarigh’s ‘Group Show’
Kamyar Bineshtarigh turns the walls and floors of artists’ studios into poetic records of memory, process, and collaboration
Robin Rhode’s artistic journey in Johannesburg’s abandoned spaces
Rhode’s interest in impermanence and repairing decay shines through in his latest works