SA National Gallery and the Natale Labia Museum
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SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY
Government Avenue, Gardens, Cape Town
Box 2420, Cape Town, 8000
TEL: (021) 465 1628
FAX: (021) 461 0045
e-mail: sa...@gem.co.za/sang
Internet: http://www.museums.org.za/sang
Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00 to 17.00
Closed: Mondays and Worker's Day
Admission: Free.
South Africa's premier art museum houses collections of Southern African
and international art. Exhibitions of painting, works on paper,
photography, sculpture, beadwork and textiles are regularly mounted to
provide insights into the extraordinary range of aesthetic production
in this country and further afield.
N E W E X H I B I T I O N
"Africa Meets Africa"
from the Museum voor Volkenkunde in RotterdamOpens 3 August until 12
September
Visitors will be afforded the opportunity of viewing contemporary
expressions of art against the background of the artistic tradition from
which they have sprung.
The exhibition has been curated by award-winning anthropologist Erna
Beumers. Over 100 great works from western, central and southern
Africa will be on show. The rarity and aesthetic qualities of the
works reflect a century of African creativity and craftsmanship. There
is a significant southern African component to the exhibition, composing
superb examples of wood-carving and textile art. Masizi Kunene, Karel
Nel and Elza Miles, among others, have contributed to the catalogue.
Guided Tour of "Africa Meets Africa" - Wednesday, 1 September 1999 at
13:05
N E W E X H I B I T I O N
"Amanzi endaweni eyomileyo / Water in a dry place"
Community Arts Project (Cap)
Opens Heritage Day 24 September until 21 November
An exhibition which documents the history of the Community Arts Project
(Cap) and offers viewers a sense of the hopes, dreams, fears and
commitments that have shaped the organisation. "Amanzi endaweni
eyomileyo / Water in a dry place" is a celebration and reflection on the
complex forces which have animated Cap over the past twenty years.
C U R R E N T E X H I B I T I O N
"LINES OF SIGHT:
Perspectives on South African Photography"
12 July 1999 until 31 October 1999
The first in a series of exhibitions which document the development of
photography over the last century. The extensive photographic
exhibition showcases work by some of South Africa's leading
photographers as well as work by enthusiastic amateurs. Aspects of
photography that are readily accessible in libraries or publications
have deliberately been avoided and efforts have been concentrated on
areas where little research has been done.
C U R R E N T E X H I B I T I O N
"MUTE TESTIMONIES"
SA National Gallery Permanent Collection
An exhibition featuring a range of works from the SA National Gallery
Permanent Collection which represent some aspects of recent South
African history. The works are extremely varied, expressing the
diversity of historical and cultural perspectives that make up
contemporary South Africa.
C U R R E N T E X H I B I T I O N
"THE SIR EDMUND AND LADY DAVIS PRESENTATION"
SA National Gallery Permanent Collection
Important works of British art presented by millionaire mining magnate,
Sir Edmund Davis are on show at the Sang. An exhibition of his 1915
gift to Paris' Luxembourg Gallery is being mounted at the Louvre.
Resident in London for most of his life, Davis stood apart from the rest
of the pretentious and nefarious South African "Randlord" set, with whom
he seldom mixed. Randlord taste was largely motivated by a desire to
acquire the trappings of aristocracy and to have Old masters in gold
frames, whereas the Davis favoured contemporary paintings and works on
paper.
Enquiries:
Ashraf Johaardien
Sang Publicist
TEL: (021) 465 1628
FAX: (021) 465 1607
e-mail: sat...@mweb.co.za
NATALE LABIA MUSEUM
192 Main Road, Muizenberg, 7945
TEL: (021) 788 4106/7
FAX: (021) 788 3908
e-mail: nlm@gem,co.za
Internet: http://www.museums.org.za
Open: Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00 to 17.00
Closed: Mondays and Worker's Day
Admission: Free, except to events with advertised entrance fees.
C U R R E N T E X H I B I T I O N
Landscape in South African Art
from the SA National Gallery Permanent Collection
3 July – 28 November
This exhibition provides an historical overview of South African
landscapes from the earliest records of Thomas Bowler to the present.
Representing a range of media - paintings, prints, drawings and
photographs, it is designed to meet the requirements of the South
African component of the Matric art syllabus (sub-section 7). Teachers
will be able to use the exhibition to illustrate themes such as styles
of landscape painting; European attitudes towards the South African
landscape; pictorial and interpretative approaches; different movements
in art history; resistance art; the uses of different media and
art-making techniques, among others.
* Competition
Teachers are invited to submit the best matric projects on the subject
of Landscape in South African Art, and a selection of these will be
included on the exhibition from mid September. Poet and
master-printmaker Peter Clarke has kindly donated a print as the first
prize.
Natale Labia Museum Café
Meals include good breakfasts and light lunches of pates, quiches and a
variety of simple but tasty pasta dishes, all served with a fresh salad.
Teas and cakes are served all day, and Francois assures you of quality
and service at all times.
The Museum Cafe also caters for small functions and conferences.
Tel: 788 2130 to make your reservation.
Conference Facilities
We have a comfortable lecture room which seats 40, and a beautifully
appointed conference room which accommodates up to 16 people. Equipment
includes an overhead projector, two large pin boards, two slide
projectors and two screens.
Why not hold your next training seminar or AGM in the tranquil and
luxurious setting of this grand house overlooking the sea? You can also
hire a marquee and hold your wedding or bar mitzvah on the large oval
lawn. Please contact the curator, Patty Kolbe, at 788 4106, for further
information.
Enquiries:
Ashraf Johaardien
Sang Publicist
TEL: (021) 465 1628
FAX: (021) 465 1607
e-mail: sat...@mweb.co.za
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