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WALKABOUTS

See the Friends of the South African National Gallery page for details on exhibition walkabouts... Special tours can also be arranged through the Education and Public Programmes Department.

Listed below are current exhibitions at the South African National Gallery. Behind the scenes are several current exhibitions to look forward to.

Exhibitions that were held earlier this year (2009), but are now over, can be found on the recent exhibitions page while a comprehensive list of South African National Gallery exhibitions from previous years can be found on the past exhibitions page.

On now...

The Everyday and the Extraordinary Until the 30th November
The Art of the Relief Print 14 July - 15 November 2009


The Everyday and the Extraordinary: Three decades of architectural design by Jo Noero
Until the 30th November
1930–1950
Room 1

The Everyday and the Extraordinary celebrates the architectural career of South African-born Professor Jo Noero. Internationally renowned in the world of architecture, Noero’s work is firmly grounded in social conscience and he is principally known for projects such as the Red Location Museum of Struggle in Port Elizabeth, the Soweto Careers Centre and the Duduza Resource Centre. The exhibition is organised around three decades of practice from the 1980s to the first decade of the 21st century. Each decade is defined by the social and political context of that time: The 1980s was a period of uncertainty and upheaval, the 1990s a period of transition and the first decade of the 21st century a period of transformation. In its deepest sense, Noero’s work is a mirror of our times. The show encompasses original drawings, physical models, text and images, and is accompanied by a catalogue.

Peter Clarke (b.1929). Figures on Road (1962). Woodcut

The Art of the Relief Print
Until 15 November
Room 8

This exhibition, drawn from the Permanent Collection, traces the
history and development of relief prints, and provides insight into
how they are made and produced. Included in the exhibition are
outstanding examples of woodcuts, wood engravings and linocuts. Some of the earliest prints on display include woodcuts by Michael Wohlgemut (1434–1519), Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) and Lucas Cranach (1472–1553). Works by contemporary artists like Peter Clarke (b.1929) and Alice Goldin (b.1925) are also on display, as well as a representative selection of relief prints by artists associated with the Rorke’s Drift art centre.
The art of the traditional Japanese woodcut is illustrated by a
selection of works by, amongst others, Utamaro and Hiroshige.

Enquiries: Joe Dolby, Tel. 021 467 4682 or email jdolby@iziko.org.za.