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Bongani Mkhonza: Curated Joe De Beers Exhibition: Pretoria Centurion
Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Department
Arts, Culture and Heritage Division
2nd Floor I Es'kia Mphahlele Community Library
Sammy Marks Building I Cnr Van der Walt and Vermeulen Streets I Pretoria I 0002
PO Box 6338 I Pretoria I 0001
Tel: 012 358 4553 I Fax: 012 358 4561
www.tshwane.gov.za
My ref:
Joe de Beer, DEPARTURE exhibition
Tel:
012 358 3477
Your ref:
Fax:
012 664 6242
Contact person:
Samuel Monyela
Email:
artg@tshwane.gov.za
Division/Section/Unit:
Museums
Centurion Art Gallery
Cnr Cantonments Road and Unie Avenue
(next to the Lyttelton Library)
10 September 2009
PRESS RELEASE
Event: Joe de Beer, Departure exhibition
Date: 6 to 29 October 2009
Venue: Centurion Art Gallery
Cnr Cantonments Road and Unie Avenue, Lyttelton, Centurion
The Centurion Art Gallery is pleased to host the first solo exhibition of Joe de Beer, one of Tshwane's emerging visual artists. The exhibition entitled Departure is a selection of the artist's first ten years of work.
The artwork on show encapsulates the artist's perception of his external environment and his sense of being part of it. "I view my artwork as a departure point (a place to begin, as in a discussion or argument) on diverse issues ranging from social concerns to the human condition. I don't presume to give answers or solutions to these issues, rather I ask the viewer to participate in the discussion."
Joe de Beer,"R2,R2,R2",oil on canvas,120 x 80 cm
The important task of selecting the works to be exhibited was left to Bongani Mkhonza, Curator of the UNISA Art Gallery, who says that "De Beer's body of work is not an interpretation of the structure of the world around him, but a demonstration that meaning making in his world is questioned and co-constructed. Most of his empty landscape paintings seem to question the point of departure between borders, personal and public spaces by defusing solid ground rocks into thin air and blue skies."
The exhibition will be opened by Bongani Mkhonza at the Centurion Art Gallery on Tuesday, 6 October, at 18:30 for 19:00, and ends on Thursday, 29 October. Viewing hours are Mondays to Fridays, 10:00 to 17:00 (closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays).
For more information please call the Centurion Art Gallery on 012 358 3477.
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