It is well known that Zebras have stripes to confuse their predators. Zhi Zulu’s pink Zebra in her work Zebra Crossing, 2019 however, seems to…
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Prints of the Month | November 2019 | Endale Desalegn
by Hagen Gersie There is no logo for capitalism. While communism is easily recognised by the infamous hammer and sickle, there is no one symbol…
William Kentridge: Thought in Full Flight | Listening time: 15 minutes
In this podcast episode, we focus on the presence of birds in the work of William Kentridge. Here we present to you a collection of…
William Kentridge & Rhinos
In this episode, we focus on the presence of rhinos in the work of William Kentridge. Here we present to you two related extracts about…
David Krut Podcast | William Kentridge | The Thought Forest
Listening time | 20 minutesProduced and edited by Hagen Gersie, research and curation of text by Jacqueline Flint & hosted by Britt Lawton In this…
Print of the Month | October 2019 | William Kentridge
Text by Hagen Gersie In the German language there is a saying that, roughly translated, says: to dance on someone’s nose. It means that a…
Little Impressions – Play Africa Kids Workshop Sept 2019
Play Africa and the David Krut Workshop recently collaborated for a day of introducing children to printmaking. The morning was spent with a group of…
Sthenjwa Luthuli – ‘Future Mirror’, 2019
Future Mirror, 2019 is the exquisite product of Luthuli’s recent collaboration with the David Krut Workshop for LATITUDES Limited. LATITUDES Limited is a special limited…
“What does Art do?” – written by Hagen Gersie
“Art is tricky. Because, what does it do exactly? How does it ‘work’? Why are we generally fascinated by art but not, subsequently, by every…
Creative Skills Factory | Blog Updates
Blog Post: Play With Colours, September 30, 2019 It was all about color this week. The children worked on big sheets of paper, with food…
The artist with a deep appreciation for art- Mr Avhashoni Mainganye
At a recent SA Cultural Observatory workshop in the Vhembe district in Sibasa, Limpopo, we came across the definition of an artist- Mr Avhashoni Mainganye.…
William Kentridge 27 Years of collaboration feature ‘West Coast Series: Skurfberg’, 2010
These works relate to drawings that Kentridge made as labels for rare wines made by the Sadie family from vines, planted in around 1900 on…