Current Exhibitions
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GAIA Exhibition at JGCBA
GAIA: Dialogues between the book arts, natural sciences & plant humanities explores the concept of Gaia in mythology and science, highlighting the Earth as a self-regulating system. The exhibition, inspired by the late Rosalind Cleaver's vision, showcases artists' books that reflect humanity’s relationship with the Earth. It includes books from Cleaver’s original selection, alongside additional works from the JGCBA collection, the C.E. Moss Herbarium, Life Sciences Museum, and Cleaver’s own art.
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Johann van der Schijff
The exhibition asks the viewer to see the Earth anew, to experience a moment similar to when the photograph Earthrise was taken or astronauts first stepped onto the surface of the Moon. It offers a glimpse of landscapes that, at a fleeting moment in history, were still largely unspoiled. At the same time, it functions as a hand-crafted distress signal – a plea to future generations and possible extraterrestrial beings to heed the urgent call of the environmental movement before it is too late.
Intersections: Bill Ainslie and the Johannesburg Art Foundation
The Johannesburg Art Foundation flourished between 1982 and 1992 as an oasis of creativity in a context of oppression. The ethos of the Foundation was informed by Ainslie’s understanding of art making as a journey of self-discovery that he insisted should be open to all, resulting in a unique, non-racial space where people from different backgrounds could meet, learn, and create together. Art education was considered a way to bring about personal and social transformation.
[Watch] Past Exhibitions
MezzanineWAM celebrates 40 Years of the Standard Bank African Art Collection.
Street and Core GallerySeen, Heard and Valued: WAM celebrates 40 Years of the Standard Bank African Art Collection
Up The RampSeen, Heard and Valued: WAM celebrates 40 Years of the Standard Bank African Art Collection.
Strip GallerySeen, Heard and Valued: WAM celebrates 40 Years of the Standard Bank African Art Collection.
Street GalleryTENX10: 100 artworks, by women and gender diverse artists, from WAM collections.
Core Gallery TENX10: 100 artworks, by women and gender diverse artists, from WAM collections.
‘Portrait of Elisabeth Eybers’‘Portrait of Elisabeth Eybers’: Marlene Dumas and Ena Jansen in conversation