Lorenzo Nassimbeni

Collaboration History

Lorenzo Nassimbeni first worked with David Krut Workshop (DKW) in 2013, focussing on the subterranean architecture of Johannesburg.

In 2014, he was featured at both the Johannesburg Art Fair and the Turbine Art Fair. In the following year he was part of the big group exhibition the Benediction of Shade II.

2016 saw his first solo exhibition with DKP, Falling In, as well as displays at Turbine Art Fair, Johannesburg Art Fair and a part in the group exhibition Inch x Inch.

In 2018, Nassimbeni worked on a new body of work with DKW which was later shown in his second solo exhibition at DKP, titled Polygraph. It is the most significant exhibition he had so far and investigated the notion of urban language and emotive conditions through representation of cities. He was also featured on the group exhibition The Colourist Manifesto that year.

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Lorenzo Nassimbeni, born in Cape Town in 1975, graduated from University of Cape Town in 2001 with a degree in Architecture. After some years in formal architectural practice, he entered the field of visual arts in 2008. Nassimbeni predominately works with pen and ink. The discipline of drawing is central to his ethos as an architect and artist. In the arena of printmaking, he favours etchings and monotypes. For Nassimbeni, “printing is a deeply gratifying artistic medium as it speaks to the architectural design process in terms of conceptual discourse and technical methodology”. Nassimbeni sees his prints as architectural explorations or studies investigative of urban conditions as well as potential material for a building design while reserving their power to remain works of art. As a practitioner who works between two fields, Nassimbeni hopes to “reveal that the space between the disciplines of fine art and architecture is richly generative of new creative expression and can be seen as a new site of conceptual discourse and practice.” www.lorenzonassimbeni.com

News

Artist Series E25: POLYGRAPH Chapters by Lorenzo Nassimbeni

This episode of the David Krut Projects podcast is an audio guide to artist Lorenzo Nassimbeni solo showcase, POLYGRAPH. The...

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Artist Series E15: Lorenzo Nassimbeni studio visit

Elize de Beer and Lorenzo Nassimbeni talk about his latest ventures in art since moving to Cape Town from Johannesburg....

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Subtle differences | Chine collé

[caption id="attachment_44996" align="aligncenter" width="519"] Deborah Bell, Memo (Version A) uses torn colourful sheets of chine to highlight certain parts of...

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What went down at the FNB Joburg Art Fair? 2016-09

12.09.16 Blogger: Jessie Cohen From the moment the FNB Joburg Art Fair (JAF) kicked off, we had a fabulous range of responses...

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Who are DKP featuring at the FNB Joburg Art Fair? 2016-09

09.2016 Blogger: Jessie Cohen This year, David Krut Projects is proud to showcase South African and Ethiopian artists across 4 separate booths at the...

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Master printer feature: Jillian Ross 2016-10

28.10.16 Blogger: Jessie Cohen Master printer feature: Jillian Ross [caption id="attachment_42960" align="aligncenter" width="640"] DKW master printer Jillian Ross[/caption] For profiling Ross,...

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What’s new at DKW? A display of prints and paintings curated by our staff 2016-08

08/08/16 Blogger: Jessie Cohen (JC) There is a new display of work on the walls at DKW - a combination...

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A Cape Town Colleague’s Visit to the Golden City

David Krut Projects Cape Town can get icy in winter. We had our annual break for the first two weeks...

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Fling. Fall. Fly: An inspiring studio visit with Lorenzo Nassimbeni

Blogger: Jessie Cohen 23.06.16 “I’m getting out the house and flinging myself into a crazy swim. If I start drowning,...

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Architectural Printmaking with Lorenzo Nassimbeni

Blogger: Jessie Cohen 10.10.15 On entering the AOM workshop, architect-come-fine-artist Lorenzo Nassimbeni is already in work mode, pacing with a...

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AOM: Control is the word

Activities (and weather conditions) are heating up at AOM before we shut our doors for 2015. The team multi-task in...

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Lorenzo Nassimbeni at David Krut Print Workshop & NIROX Projects 2015

  'Replenish', Ink on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2014.Lorenzo Nassimbeni reflects on his formative experience of working with David...

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Mongezi Ncaphayi, Lorenzo Nassimbeni and Quinten Williams at DKW, Arts on Main

Artists Mongezi Ncaphayi, Lorenzo Nassimbeni and Quinten Williams were in the David Krut Workshop (DKW) recently to create new works...

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Lorenzo Nassimbeni at DKW

The work of architect Lorenzo Nassimbeni is unique in its focus on the area where the disciplines of architecture and...

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