Last night was lit! The Standard Bank Gallery was filled with great vibes and beautiful people. The wine was flowing and we even got a little goodie bag! The size of the crowd was just right, not too overwhelming or chaotic. Present were some well-known faces, including the esteemed Gallery Manager Dr Same Mdluli. Alongside…
Within the past four decades, there has been increased visibility of the ‘curator’ figure within the arts. The appointment of Swiss art historian Harald Szeemann as sole curator and director of the famous Documenta 5 exhibition caused a shift in how curators were perceived. The global art landscape as a whole was being shaken up…
A Black Aesthetic: A view of South African Artists (1970 -1990) presented by Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg revisits the art collection of the University of Fort Hare. Exhibited for the first time since 1992 outside of the Eastern Cape, the collection holds one of the country’s most expansive assemblages of Black South African artists working…
A monolithic structure, nestled between streams of hooting taxis and clouds amassing from suits on smoke break, remains ominous in its overbearing charcoal façade. Located in downtown Johannesburg and enclosed in palisade fencing is the Standard Bank Gallery. The dark grey industrial compound is an icon of Capitalism, but perhaps a necessary evil for privatized…
