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Unframed PodcastS04 E07: ‘The Art Prize’ with Bulumko Mbete and Buhlebezwe SiwaniIn this final episode of the season, we delve into the multifaceted world of art prizes. with two remarkable artists – Bulumko Mbete and Buhlebezwe Siwani, each bringing their unique perspective and experiences to the table.
Bulumko, the 2024 Absa L’Atelier Gerard Sokoto Award winner and 2023 recipient of the Cassirer Welz Award, is currently doing her MFA at Carnegie Mellon University in the US. Her practice reflects her deep exploration of craft and design methodologies, particularly those traditionally performed by women in Southern Africa. She offers candid insights into the transformative potential of art prizes in shaping artists careers, alon...
2024-04-181h 03UnframedS04 E07: ‘The Art Prize’ with Bulumko Mbete and Buhlebezwe SiwaniIn this final episode of the season, we delve into the multifaceted world of art prizes. with two remarkable artists – Bulumko Mbete and Buhlebezwe Siwani, each bringing their unique perspective and experiences to the table.
Bulumko, the 2024 Absa L’Atelier Gerard Sokoto Award winner and 2023 recipient of the Cassirer Welz Award, is currently doing her MFA at Carnegie Mellon University in the US. Her practice reflects her deep exploration of craft and design methodologies, particularly those traditionally performed by women in Southern Africa. She offers candid insights into the transformative potential of art prizes in shaping artists careers, alon...
2024-04-181h 03
Unframed PodcastS04 E07: ‘The Art Prize’ with Bulumko Mbete and Buhlebezwe SiwaniIn this final episode of the season, we delve into the multifaceted world of art prizes. with two remarkable artists – Bulumko Mbete and Buhlebezwe Siwani, each bringing their unique perspective and experiences to the table.
Bulumko, the 2024 Absa L’Atelier Gerard Sokoto Award winner and 2023 recipient of the Cassirer Welz Award, is currently doing her MFA at Carnegie Mellon University in the US. Her practice reflects her deep exploration of craft and design methodologies, particularly those traditionally performed by women in Southern Africa. She offers candid insights into the transformative potential of art prizes in shaping artists careers, alon...
2024-04-181h 03
UnframedS04 E06: ‘The Biennale’ with Clive Kellner and Ame BellIn this episode, we delve into the role of the Biennale, a pivotal contemporary art exhibition in the global art landscape. We are joined by Clive Kellner, Executive Director of the Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation, whose career spans 25 years and holds significant involvement in South Africa's art history since the country's democracy in 1994, notably, and pertinent to this conversation, with the historic Johannesburg Biennale. Also with us is Ame Bell, Director at David Krut Projects and curator of the South African Pavillion at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
Clive brings insights into the historic 1995 and 1997 Johannesburg Biennale, reflecting on the...
2024-04-111h 10Unframed PodcastS04 E06: ‘The Biennale’ with Clive Kellner and Ame BellIn this episode, we delve into the role of the Biennale, a pivotal contemporary art exhibition in the global art landscape. We are joined by Clive Kellner, Executive Director of the Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation, whose career spans 25 years and holds significant involvement in South Africa's art history since the country's democracy in 1994, notably, and pertinent to this conversation, with the historic Johannesburg Biennale. Also with us is Ame Bell, Director at David Krut Projects and curator of the South African Pavillion at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
Clive brings insights into the historic 1995 and 1997 Johannesburg Biennale, reflecting on the...
2024-04-111h 10
Unframed PodcastS04 E06: ‘The Biennale’ with Clive Kellner and Ame BellIn this episode, we delve into the role of the Biennale, a pivotal contemporary art exhibition in the global art landscape. We are joined by Clive Kellner, Executive Director of the Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation, whose career spans 25 years and holds significant involvement in South Africa's art history since the country's democracy in 1994, notably, and pertinent to this conversation, with the historic Johannesburg Biennale. Also with us is Ame Bell, Director at David Krut Projects and curator of the South African Pavillion at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
Clive brings insights into the historic 1995 and 1997 Johannesburg Biennale, reflecting on the...
2024-04-111h 10
Unframed PodcastS04 E05: ‘The Museum’ with Storm Janse van Rensburg and Kutlwano MokgojwaIn this episode, we are joined by special guests Storm Janse van Rensburg and Kutlwano Mokgojwa to delve into the pivotal role museums play in shaping South Africa's arts landscape.
Kutlwano, an art curator, writer, and administrator at the Wits Art Museum or WAM in Johannesburg, provides an insightful overview of WAM, tracing its funding journey and commitment to conserving, exhibiting, and democratizing contemporary and historical art.
Storm is Senior Curator and Head of Curatorial Affairs at Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town. With over 25 years of experience, he shares his firsthand accounts of South Africa's vibrant...
2024-03-2650 min
UnframedS04 E05: ‘The Museum’ with Storm Janse van Rensburg and Kutlwano MokgojwaIn this episode, we are joined by special guests Storm Janse van Rensburg and Kutlwano Mokgojwa to delve into the pivotal role museums play in shaping South Africa's arts landscape.
Kutlwano, an art curator, writer, and administrator at the Wits Art Museum or WAM in Johannesburg, provides an insightful overview of WAM, tracing its funding journey and commitment to conserving, exhibiting, and democratizing contemporary and historical art.
Storm is Senior Curator and Head of Curatorial Affairs at Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town. With over 25 years of experience, he shares his firsthand accounts of South Africa's vibrant...
2024-03-2650 minUnframed PodcastS04 E05: ‘The Museum’ with Storm Janse van Rensburg and Kutlwano MokgojwaIn this episode, we are joined by special guests Storm Janse van Rensburg and Kutlwano Mokgojwa to delve into the pivotal role museums play in shaping South Africa's arts landscape.
Kutlwano, an art curator, writer, and administrator at the Wits Art Museum or WAM in Johannesburg, provides an insightful overview of WAM, tracing its funding journey and commitment to conserving, exhibiting, and democratizing contemporary and historical art.
Storm is Senior Curator and Head of Curatorial Affairs at Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town. With over 25 years of experience, he shares his firsthand accounts of South Africa's vibrant...
2024-03-2650 min
Unframed PodcastS04 E04: ‘The Gallery’ with Lerato Bereng and Banele KhozaIn this episode, we unpack the gallery's role in the art landscape, considering diverse gallery models, their operational dynamics, and their modes of engagement with artists, collectors and audiences. Joining us, with their unique experiences and insights of the gallery space, are Lerato Bereng and Banele Khoza.
Lerato is a Johannesburg-based curator and director at Stevenson Gallery which has spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Amsterdam. She holds a BA Fine Art and an MFA, majoring in curating.
Banele is a Johannesburg-based artist and gallery director. He obtained a BTech in Fine Arts and has won...
2024-03-2046 min
UnframedS04 E04: ‘The Gallery’ with Lerato Bereng and Banele KhozaIn this episode, we unpack the gallery's role in the art landscape, considering diverse gallery models, their operational dynamics, and their modes of engagement with artists, collectors and audiences. Joining us, with their unique experiences and insights of the gallery space, are Lerato Bereng and Banele Khoza.
Lerato is a Johannesburg-based curator and director at Stevenson Gallery which has spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Amsterdam. She holds a BA Fine Art and an MFA, majoring in curating.
Banele is a Johannesburg-based artist and gallery director. He obtained a BTech in Fine Arts and has won...
2024-03-2046 minUnframed PodcastS04 E04: ‘The Gallery’ with Lerato Bereng and Banele KhozaIn this episode, we unpack the gallery's role in the art landscape, considering diverse gallery models, their operational dynamics, and their modes of engagement with artists, collectors and audiences. Joining us, with their unique experiences and insights of the gallery space, are Lerato Bereng and Banele Khoza.
Lerato is a Johannesburg-based curator and director at Stevenson Gallery which has spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Amsterdam. She holds a BA Fine Art and an MFA, majoring in curating.
Banele is a Johannesburg-based artist and gallery director. He obtained a BTech in Fine Arts and has won...
2024-03-2046 min
Unframed PodcastS04 E03: ‘The Curator’ with Sven Christian and Jana TerblancheThis episode brings together two South African curators, each contributing their unique perspective to contextualize the role of the curator as a cultural broker within the art landscape. We welcome Sven Christian and Jana Terblanche, both accomplished curators and creatives, to share their insights on the evolving nature of curatorial work.
Sven, based in Johannesburg, is a writer, editor, and curator with a BA Fine Art and an MA in Contemporary Curatorial Practices. Currently, he serves as the curator of NIROX Sculpture Park and the Villa-Legodi Centre for Sculpture.
Jana, located in Cape Town, has curated extensively across...
2024-03-1450 min
UnframedS04 E03: ‘The Curator’ with Sven Christian and Jana TerblancheThis episode brings together two South African curators, each contributing their unique perspective to contextualize the role of the curator as a cultural broker within the art landscape. We welcome Sven Christian and Jana Terblanche, both accomplished curators and creatives, to share their insights on the evolving nature of curatorial work.
Sven, based in Johannesburg, is a writer, editor, and curator with a BA Fine Art and an MA in Contemporary Curatorial Practices. Currently, he serves as the curator of NIROX Sculpture Park and the Villa-Legodi Centre for Sculpture.
Jana, located in Cape Town, has curated extensively across...
2024-03-1450 minUnframed PodcastS04 E03: ‘The Curator’ with Sven Christian and Jana TerblancheThis episode brings together two South African curators, each contributing their unique perspective to contextualize the role of the curator as a cultural broker within the art landscape. We welcome Sven Christian and Jana Terblanche, both accomplished curators and creatives, to share their insights on the evolving nature of curatorial work.
Sven, based in Johannesburg, is a writer, editor, and curator with a BA Fine Art and an MA in Contemporary Curatorial Practices. Currently, he serves as the curator of NIROX Sculpture Park and the Villa-Legodi Centre for Sculpture.
Jana, located in Cape Town, has curated extensively across...
2024-03-1450 min
UnframedS04 E02: ‘The Artist Studio’ with Penny Siopis and Nolan Oswald DennisIn this episode, we delve into the inner workings of the Artist’s Studio, exploring it as both a physical space and a conceptual framework. Joining us are artists Penny Siopis and Nolan Oswald Dennis, each offering unique insights into their artistic practices.
Penny, based in Cape Town, has been a pivotal figure in the South African art scene since the 1980s. Her diverse body of work, spanning painting, film, photography, and installation, delves into themes of identity and memory through what she terms the 'poetics of vulnerability.'
Nolan, based from Johannesburg, is dedicated to exploring a 'b...
2024-03-0656 minUnframed PodcastS04 E02: ‘The Artist Studio’ with Penny Siopis and Nolan Oswald DennisIn this episode, we delve into the inner workings of the Artist’s Studio, exploring it as both a physical space and a conceptual framework. Joining us are artists Penny Siopis and Nolan Oswald Dennis, each offering unique insights into their artistic practices.
Penny, based in Cape Town, has been a pivotal figure in the South African art scene since the 1980s. Her diverse body of work, spanning painting, film, photography, and installation, delves into themes of identity and memory through what she terms the 'poetics of vulnerability.'
Nolan, based from Johannesburg, is dedicated to exploring a 'b...
2024-03-0656 min
Unframed PodcastS04 E02: ‘The Artist Studio’ with Penny Siopis and Nolan Oswald DennisIn this episode, we delve into the inner workings of the Artist’s Studio, exploring it as both a physical space and a conceptual framework. Joining us are artists Penny Siopis and Nolan Oswald Dennis, each offering unique insights into their artistic practices.
Penny, based in Cape Town, has been a pivotal figure in the South African art scene since the 1980s. Her diverse body of work, spanning painting, film, photography, and installation, delves into themes of identity and memory through what she terms the 'poetics of vulnerability.'
Nolan, based from Johannesburg, is dedicated to exploring a 'b...
2024-03-0656 min
UnframedS04 E01: ‘The Art World’ with Anthea Pokroy and Nkgopoleng MoloiAfter a long hiatus, Unframed is back with Season 4 and host, Anthea Pokroy is joined by arts writer Nkgopoleng Moloi to co-host this season. Discover the intricate layers of the South African contemporary art scene, as they navigate through the diverse facets of the art ecosystem, from the artist studio to the gallery, the curator to the museum. Through considered conversations with established artists and industry experts, each episode delves deep into the complexities that shape the cultural narratives of South African art. In this introductory episode, Anthea and Nkgopoleng explore the fundamental question: What is the art world? Reflecting...
2024-02-2929 min
Unframed PodcastS04 E01: ‘The Art World’ with Anthea Pokroy and Nkgopoleng MoloiAfter a long hiatus, Unframed is back with Season 4 and host, Anthea Pokroy is joined by arts writer Nkgopoleng Moloi to co-host this season. Discover the intricate layers of the South African contemporary art scene, as they navigate through the diverse facets of the art ecosystem, from the artist studio to the gallery, the curator to the museum. Through considered conversations with established artists and industry experts, each episode delves deep into the complexities that shape the cultural narratives of South African art. In this introductory episode, Anthea and Nkgopoleng explore the fundamental question: What is the art world? Reflecting...
2024-02-2929 minUnframed PodcastS04 E01: ‘The Art World’ with Anthea Pokroy and Nkgopoleng MoloiAfter a long hiatus, Unframed is back with Season 4 and host, Anthea Pokroy is joined by arts writer Nkgopoleng Moloi to co-host this season. Discover the intricate layers of the South African contemporary art scene, as they navigate through the diverse facets of the art ecosystem, from the artist studio to the gallery, the curator to the museum. Through considered conversations with established artists and industry experts, each episode delves deep into the complexities that shape the cultural narratives of South African art. In this introductory episode, Anthea and Nkgopoleng explore the fundamental question: What is the art world? Reflecting...
2024-02-2929 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E13 / Interview: 'Latitudes Online' with Lucy MacGarryIn this episode, I chat with Lucy MacGarry - independent curator, arts advisor and Co-Director of Latitudes Online: a new online marketplace for contemporary art from Africa. In September 2019, MacGarry launched Latitudes Art Fair at Sandton City with partners Roberta Coci, Makgati Molebatsi, Nokwazi Zimu and Anthea Buys. Prior to this she has held positions as - the Curator of the South African Pavilion at the Venice Biennale; Curator of the FNB Joburg Art Fair; Curator of the Spier, Nando's and Hollard Collections and Gallery Director of David Krut Projects. She holds a Masters from Wits and an Honours from...
2020-07-2344 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E12 / Interview: 'Digital Arts & Mixed Reality' with Brooklyn J. PakathiIn this episode, I chat with new media artist and independent curator Brooklyn J. Pakathi. Brooklyn J explores the relationships we manifest with technologies, and through his practice, examines the formations of, enactments with and responses to those manifestations. Working within the fields of mixed realities at Johannesburg's TMRW, his practice merges into the collaborative nature of contemporary art-making centred around the use and inclusion of digital tools. TMRW is a gallery space currently in Keyes Art Mile in Johannesburg and also, as The Mixed Reality Workshop, is a multidisciplinary arts and technology space that engages with the creation, development...
2020-07-0956 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E11 / Talk: 'Surviving Creatively' with VANSA Covid-19 PerspectivesIn this episode, we listen to an online panel discussion hosted by VANSA, the Visual Arts Network of South Africa.
At the beginning of June, VANSA hosted an online dialogue with arts practitioners whose practices span various disciplines. They shared their thoughts and experiences of this moment, their reflections on navigating precarity, how they are surviving creatively, and what new or different possibilities exist for us as a visual arts sector.
The panel was hosted by VANSA director Refilwe Nkomo @flokomo, with panelists:
Naadira Patel (Artist | Researcher | Designer | Project Manager | Sessional Lecturer) @studiostudioworkwork
Mika...
2020-07-021h 28
Unframed PodcastS03 E10 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Banele KhozaIn this episode, I chat with Banele Khoza about his artistic and curatorial practice. This is the final episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we, in South Africa enter Level 3 of lockdown, we end this series but will continue producing content that keeps the art community connected and inspired.
Banele Khoza (*1994) is a Swaziland-born and South African-based visual artist. He firstly enrolled at the London International School of Fashion in Johannesburg, but soon realized his passion was drawing. Khoza holds a...
2020-06-0459 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E09 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Carly WhitakerIn this episode, I chat with Carly Whitaker about her artistic, curatorial and research practice. This is the 6th episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to find new ways of connecting with each other and the broader art industry, of being inspired, and of creating more platforms for artists.
Carly Whitaker is an artist, curator, researcher and lecturer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She holds a BA Fine Arts and a MA...
2020-05-2847 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E08 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Phumulani NtuliIn this episode, I chat with Phumulani Ntuli about his artistic practice. This is the 5th episode in a series on Unframed called “Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to find new ways of connecting with each other and the broader art industry, of being inspired, and of creating more platforms for artists.
Ntuli is a Johannesburg-based artist who holds BTech in Visual Arts from the University of Johannesburg. In 2017, he completed a Master in Fine Art – in the Pu...
2020-05-1453 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E07 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Sandile RadebeIn this episode, I chat with Sandile Radebe about his artistic practice. This is the 4th episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to find new ways of connecting with each other and the broader art industry, of being inspired, and of creating more platforms for artists.
Sandile is a Johannesburg-based artist whose main area of interest is art practice in both public and private spaces. He explores these spaces through simulating a...
2020-05-0642 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E06 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Mmabatho Grace MokalapaIn this episode, I chat with Mmbatho Grace Mokalapa about her artistic practice. This is the third episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to find new ways of connecting with each other and the broader art industry, of being inspired, and of creating more platforms for artists.
Mmbatho Grace Mokalapa, born in Soweto in 1992, is a Johannesburg-based visual artist. She obtained a BA Fine arts degree in 2015 from the University of th...
2020-04-2838 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E05 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Chloë ReidThis is the second episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to find new ways of connecting with each other and the broader art industry, of being inspired, and of creating more platforms for artists. On today’s show, I chat with Chloë Reid about her artistic and curatorial practice.
Chloë Reid is an artist from Johannesburg. She is interested in everyday sociology and the relationship between reading, writing and artistic practice. She ho...
2020-04-2342 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E04 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Io MakandalThis is the first episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to find new ways of connecting with each other and the broader art industry, of being inspired, and of creating more platforms for artists. On today’s show, I chat with Io Makandal about her artistic practice.
Io Makandal is an interdisciplinary artist based in Johannesburg. Working primary with drawing and installation, her practice is concerned with the processes of entropy, the...
2020-04-2033 min
Unframed PodcastS03 E03 / Talk: ‘Artists in Dialogue: Kemang Wa Lehulere & François-Xavier Gbré’ at Cape Town Art FairThe discussion will explore how these artists conceive of their practice and engage the public.
MODERATOR: Lorenzo Fusi (Director/Curator Yerevan Biennial 2020, London)
PANELLISTS:
Kemang wa Lehulere (Artist, Cape Town)
François-Xavier Gbré (Artist, Abidjan) Instagram
2020-04-011h 08
Unframed PodcastS03 E02 / Talk: 'The Quest for Sustainable Art Platforms' at Cape Town Art FairThe panel examines the current and possible future model of art platforms and institutional spaces as self-sustainable entities. Challenges around sustainability for art platforms are well theorized and yet remains a question that most non-commercial entities grapple with. Competing for the same shrinking pot of funds and maintaining the intellectual autonomy of the projects while juggling the needs of the funder is a real challenge. How do we keep our doors open while occupying the space and practitioners that the museums and commercial entities do not reach?
MODERATOR: Nkule Mabaso (Curator, Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town)
2020-03-311h 14
Unframed PodcastS03 E01 / Talk: ‘Museums in the 21st Century’ at Cape Town Art FairTraditionally art museums have functioned as a sanctuary, a place for meditation whilst also offering education. They have also been a cultural resource contributing to the economic engine that has strengthened local businesses through cultural tourism. In recent years, this model of museums as a shrine to history has been rethought particularly with an interest to dramatically increase audiences of every kind, whilst also recognizing the role technology plays in everyday lives. It is said that museums have gone from, “being about something to being for somebody”. Such a shift in perspective has raised many questions about what was and coul...
2020-03-241h 12
Unframed PodcastS02 E09 / Interview: '9 Years of Assemblage' with Louise van der BijlEpisode 19 is a very special and important one to me - with my friend and colleague Louise van Der Bijl. In 2010, Louise and I co-founded Assemblage, a non-profit artist-run organisation, which aimed to provide support, education and networks for emerging artists. After 9 years of hosting many workshops, peer mentoring sessions, exhibitions and studio spaces - all of which encouraged community, sharing, collaboration and professional practice for hundreds of artists - Assemblage has decided to close its metaphorical doors. In this episode, Louise and I reflect on how and why Assemblage started, our failures and successes, the ever-changing Johannesburg arts landscape...
2019-10-3058 min
Unframed PodcastS02 E08 / Talk: 'On David Koloane' with Thembinkosi Goniwe & Justin DavyThis episode is another recorded talk from the art fair week in September of this year, 2019. It was recorded at Art Joburg and is a conversation about the great and influential David Koloane who passed away at the age of 81 in June this year. I was so happy to hear that this talk was happening at Art Joburg, as I was planning an episode remembering the life and work of David Koloane. Both speakers, art historian and curator Thembinkosi Goniwe and Goodman gallery curator Justin Davy, worked intimately with David in the last few months of his life, pulling together...
2019-10-1555 min
Unframed PodcastS02 E07 / Talk: 'How to change the art world in 2 hours' at Latitudes Art Fair 2019This episode is a talk that I recorded as part of Latitudes Art Fair last month, September 2019. It is an informal panel discussion, which was hosted by the brilliant Michelle Constant, is entitled “How to change the art world in 2 hours”. Thirteen artists, curators, gallerists, critics and arts advocates were invited to respond to this provocation. Each speaker had 5 minutes to champion their utopian wishes or practical solutions to make the art world a more supportive, equal and engaged space.
Thank you to Latitudes Art Fair for allowing me to record this talk and to publish it on the...
2019-10-021h 55
Unframed PodcastS02 E06 / Talk: Sam Nhlengethwa & William Kentridge at Wits Art MuseumThis episode is a talk that I recorded at the Wits Art Museum in July 2019, between two prolific South African artists, Sam Nhlengethwa and William Kentridge, over the time that Sam’s print retrospective was displayed at WAM.
This talk continues from a previous conversation between the two last year at the Centre for the Less Good Idea. Both artists were born in 1955, a fact on which the talk was premised, and engaged how their lives and careers have grown in parallel, sometimes converging, over the decades. The conversation is moderated by the wonderful Neil Dundas, a curator at...
2019-09-261h 13
Unframed PodcastS02 E05 / Interview: 'The Artist Interview' with Joost BoslandIn this episode, I interview one of the directors of Stevenson Gallery, Joost Bosland. We speak about the role of art criticism internationally and in South Africa, primarily focussed on his research about the 'artist interview' as a form or genre in art criticism. Can the artist interview offer a more empathetic value to art criticism?
We also chat more generally about the South African art scene and explore how contemporary art is defined.
Joost is an avid listener of podcasts and these are his favourites at the moment:
Collect Wisely: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/p...
2019-09-2340 min
Unframed PodcastS02 E04 / Talk: 'Collectives & Sustainability' at Turbine Art Fair 2019This episode is the third of 4 talks recorded at Turbine Art Fair 2019.
Title: "Concerning Us: On collective sustainability"
Panel discussion with Blaque INQ Contemporaries (Kamogelo Masemola), Danger Gevaar Ingozi Studio (Chad Codeiro), Free State Collective (Karen Brusch), moderated by Aysha Waja (curator)
This panel will explore how artist collectives can be sustained and developed, against a trend of their rapid dissolution. What is the value of collaboration and can collectives withstand the fast-pace changes of the industry while maintaining their identities and ethos? (source: TAF website)
The talks programme was curated by Kefiloe S...
2019-09-181h 06
Unframed PodcastS02 E03 / Talk: 'Queering Representation' at Turbine Art Fair 2019This episode is the second of 4 talks recorded at Turbine Art Fair 2019.
Title: "There are No Lines Here: Queering visibility and representation"
Panel discussion with Jody Brand (artist), Evaan Ferreira (artist), Umlilo (musician), moderated by Keval Harie (Director: Gay and Lesbian Archive GALA)
The panelists in this discussion are all practising artists whose works' deal with the froughtness of identification and (self)representation. Using mythological fantasies, the virtual and the speculative, these artists are shaping aesthetic forms and narratives that challenge binary identity politics. (source: TAF website)
The talks programme was curated...
2019-09-1056 min
Unframed PodcastS02 E02 / Talk: 'Art Investment' at Turbine Art Fair 2019This episode is the first of a series of 4 talks that were recorded at Turbine Art Fair 2019.
Title: "It was Given to me to Give to You: Art collecting & inter-generational wealth creation"
Panel discussion with Jack Ginsberg (Ampersand Foundation), Sean Meyersfeld (investment specialist) and Dr Alastair Meredith (Senior Art Specialist: Strauss & Co)
In this panel, art’s potential as a form of wealth creation and legacy building will be explored. Investment specialists and collectors will discuss how establishing an art collection can be an integral part of a robust investment portfolio. (source: TAF website)
2019-09-061h 03
Unframed PodcastS02 E01 / Interview: 'FNB Art Joburg 2019' with Mandla SibekoWelcome back to Unframed - a podcast which hosts talks and conversations about South African art and artists. I am your host Anthea Pokroy. You may have noticed a very large gap between this and the last episode. I was finishing off my Masters in Fine Art and so, unfortunately, had to focus all my energy on that. But Unframed is now back and we are looking forward to the program that is to follow in the coming months!
In this episode, I am excited to be in conversation with Mandla Sibeko, the new owner and director of...
2019-08-3051 min
Unframed PodcastEP11 / Interview: 'FNB Art Joburg 2019' with Mandla SibekoWelcome back to Unframed - a podcast which hosts talks and conversations about South African art and artists. I am your host Anthea Pokroy. You may have noticed a very large gap between this and the last episode. I was finishing off my Masters in Fine Art and so, unfortunately, had to focus all my energy on that. But Unframed is now back and we are looking forward to the program that is to follow in the coming months!
In this episode, I am excited to be in conversation with Mandla Sibeko, the new owner and director of Art Joburg...
2019-08-3051 min
Unframed PodcastS02 E01 / Interview: 'FNB Art Joburg 2019' with Mandla SibekoWelcome back to Unframed - a podcast which hosts talks and conversations about South African art and artists. I am your host Anthea Pokroy. You may have noticed a very large gap between this and the last episode. I was finishing off my Masters in Fine Art and so, unfortunately, had to focus all my energy on that. But Unframed is now back and we are looking forward to the program that is to follow in the coming months!
In this episode, I am excited to be in conversation with Mandla Sibeko, the new owner and director of...
2019-08-3051 minUnframedEP11 / Interview: 'FNB Art Joburg 2019' with Mandla SibekoWelcome back to Unframed - a podcast which hosts talks and conversations about South African art and artists. I am your host Anthea Pokroy. You may have noticed a very large gap between this and the last episode. I was finishing off my Masters in Fine Art and so, unfortunately, had to focus all my energy on that. But Unframed is now back and we are looking forward to the program that is to follow in the coming months!
In this episode, I am excited to be in conversation with Mandla Sibeko, the new owner and director of Art Joburg...
2019-08-3051 minUnframedS02 E01 / Interview: 'FNB Art Joburg 2019' with Mandla SibekoWelcome back to Unframed - a podcast which hosts talks and conversations about South African art and artists. I am your host Anthea Pokroy. You may have noticed a very large gap between this and the last episode. I was finishing off my Masters in Fine Art and so, unfortunately, had to focus all my energy on that. But Unframed is now back and we are looking forward to the program that is to follow in the coming months!
In this episode, I am excited to be in conversation with Mandla Sibeko, the new owner and director of...
2019-08-3051 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E10 / Interview: ‘Artist Copyright’ with Eitan SternIn today’s episode I interview lawyer Eitan Stern from Legalese about artist copyright and other legal aspects that artists should consider in making work and in their careers. My intial interest in chatting with Eitan arose from an incident that occurred at the Joburg Art Fair this September 2018, where South African photographer Graeme Williams accused American artist Hank Willis Thomas of using William's photograph in Willis’ own artwork without his permission. Read more about it and see the images here:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/sep/13/graeme-williams-hank-willis-thomas-photograph
We use this case to discuss further issues of artist copy...
2018-12-0850 min
Unframed PodcastEP09 / Talk: William Kentridge and Yinka ShonibareThis episode is part of of the "Talk” component of Unframed, as opposed to the “Interview” which is an interview directly with your host Anthea Pokroy. The “Talk” component features art dialogues, talks and panel discussions that happen around the country outside of this podcast, but where we are lucky enough to add the content to this platform for many to hear. I was fortunate to attend this one in September 2018, between artists William Kentridge and Yinka Shonibare. Shonibare, a British-Nigerian artist based in the UK, came to South Africa in September for the opening of his exhibition at the Goodman Ga...
2018-11-0752 min
UnframedS01 E09 / Talk: William Kentridge and Yinka ShonibareThis episode is part of of the "Talk” component of Unframed, as opposed to the “Interview” which is an interview directly with your host Anthea Pokroy. The “Talk” component features art dialogues, talks and panel discussions that happen around the country outside of this podcast, but where we are lucky enough to add the content to this platform for many to hear. I was fortunate to attend this one in September 2018, between artists William Kentridge and Yinka Shonibare. Shonibare, a British-Nigerian artist based in the UK, came to South Africa in September for the opening of his exhibition at the Goodman Ga...
2018-11-0752 minUnframed PodcastS01 E09 / Talk: William Kentridge and Yinka ShonibareThis episode is part of of the "Talk” component of Unframed, as opposed to the “Interview” which is an interview directly with your host Anthea Pokroy. The “Talk” component features art dialogues, talks and panel discussions that happen around the country outside of this podcast, but where we are lucky enough to add the content to this platform for many to hear. I was fortunate to attend this one in September 2018, between artists William Kentridge and Yinka Shonibare. Shonibare, a British-Nigerian artist based in the UK, came to South Africa in September for the opening of his exhibition at the Goodman Ga...
2018-11-0752 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E09 / Talk: William Kentridge and Yinka ShonibareThis episode is part of of the "Talk” component of Unframed, as opposed to the “Interview” which is an interview directly with your host Anthea Pokroy. The “Talk” component features art dialogues, talks and panel discussions that happen around the country outside of this podcast, but where we are lucky enough to add the content to this platform for many to hear. I was fortunate to attend this one in September 2018, between artists William Kentridge and Yinka Shonibare. Shonibare, a British-Nigerian artist based in the UK, came to South Africa in September for the opening of his exhibition at the Goodman Ga...
2018-11-0752 minUnframedEP09 / Talk: William Kentridge and Yinka ShonibareThis episode is part of of the "Talk” component of Unframed, as opposed to the “Interview” which is an interview directly with your host Anthea Pokroy. The “Talk” component features art dialogues, talks and panel discussions that happen around the country outside of this podcast, but where we are lucky enough to add the content to this platform for many to hear. I was fortunate to attend this one in September 2018, between artists William Kentridge and Yinka Shonibare. Shonibare, a British-Nigerian artist based in the UK, came to South Africa in September for the opening of his exhibition at the Goodman Ga...
2018-11-0752 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E08 / Interview: “Artistic Practice” with Bronwyn LaceIn this 8th episode, we speak to artist Brownyn Lace about her current exhibition, Mirror Mirror, showing at Everard Read Gallery in Johannesburg until 6 October 2018. We chat about this show and how it is to work with a big gallery, as well as her many different roles in the industry including that of animateur for The Centre for the Less Good Idea. She talks about her process, studio practice, the importance of working in a community and being part of the “bigger picture”, and the value of creating relationships in the industry. Instagram
2018-10-0233 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E07 / Interview: “Joburg Art Fair 2018” with Mary CorrigallIn this 7th episode of Unframed, we speak about the Joburg Art Fair which just took place last weekend, 7-9 September 2018. I’m not going to lie this is the event of the year for me, I really enjoy seeing all the people in the art world, and its a good survey of work that is happening in South Africa, and bits of other African countries, albeit a very specific sector of the market. I think it is important to reflect on this event critically whilst acknowledging its benefits to the industry. I have invited arts writer, curator and consultant, Ma...
2018-09-1846 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E06 / Interview: “Tribute to David Goldblatt” with Neil DundasToday’s 6th episode is a special one - it is a tribute to the legendary South African photography David Goldblatt, who died recently in June 2018 at the age of 87. I chat to Neil Dundas, long time friend and the senior curator of the Goodman Gallery, where David has showed his work since the 90s. We reflect on the life and work of Goldblatt - an internationally renowned photographer who gained recognition for his work during the apartheid era, but who has continued to take photos until the weeks leading up to his death. We talk about his work, his pe...
2018-08-2843 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E05 / Interview: “New Directors at Stevenson” with Alex Richards & Sisipho NgodwanaAlex and Sisipho have just been appointed new directors at Stevenson Gallery. We talk about their new positions, the exhibition they have curated at both the Joburg and Cape Town galleries called 'Both, And' (on until 24 August 2018), what it means to be represented by the gallery, Alex's famous artist parents Colin Richards and Penny Siopis, and Sisipho's own art practice and with her collective iQhiya. Instagram
2018-08-1548 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E04 / Interview: “Art Journalism” with Matthew BlackmanIn this fourth episode, I chat to writer and art critic Matthew Blackman, who is based in Cape Town, over Skype. My initial interest in interviewing Matthew at this time, is that he has been the leading journalist in the recent Zeitz Mocca controversy. We chat about this, and his initial scepticism regarding the museum. We also talk about the South African art industry, his concerns about the market driving artists into producing more commercial work, the Venice Biennale controversy of 2011, and about his own personal writing. I have placed a link to Matthew’s website, as well as link to...
2018-07-0640 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E03 / Interview: “Exhibition at Kalashnikovv” with Ayanda MabuluIn this third episode, I interviewed Ayanda Mabulu about his current exhibition, his practice, his spirituality and his politics, and really gained insight into why he makes the seemingly controversial work that he makes.
It was a really interesting and provocative conversation. Ayanda is a storyteller and, in between the swearing, he speaks passionately, critically, and poetically. I know that what he says some people will love and some people will hate, but I’m really interested to hear your response to it. We spoke for almost 2 hours, so this is an edited version of it. If you ca...
2018-06-2950 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E02 / Talk: “Artistic Practice” by ruby onyinyechi amanzeThis second episode is something different from the one before. It is a recorded artist talk by ruby onyinyechi amanze which took place at the Goodman Gallery on 22 May 2018.
Ruby, who is a Nigerian born, US-based artist, was over in South Africa for her solo exhibition at Goodman Gallery in Cape Town, and gave a talk up in Joburg about her exhibition and studio practice in general.
When I first decided to do this podcast, the primary format was the interview between myself and an invited guest, but then I realised that there were so many...
2018-06-2233 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E01 / Interview: “Kalashnikovv Gallery” with MJ Turpin & Matt DowdleFor the first episode, I chat to founders of the Kalashnikovv Gallery - MJ Turpin and Matthew Dean Dowdle. They have just relaunched their new gallery space at the 70 Juta Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Kalashnikovv was first founded in 2013 by the duo out of frustration with the existing gallery discourse in South Africa at the time. Over the years they have experimented with interdisciplinary events, a project space, and now, a more commercial gallery space. They aim to challenge perceptions of the industry and make art accessible for all. In this episode, we chat about:
* the importance of the...
2018-06-1141 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E00: Introduction to UnframedA short intro to your host, Anthea Pokroy, and why she has started this podcast. Instagram
2018-06-1101 min
Unframed PodcastS01 E00: Introduction to UnframedA short intro to your host, Anthea Pokroy, and why she has started this podcast. Instagram
2018-06-1101 minUnframedEP00: Introduction to UnframedA short intro to your host, Anthea Pokroy, and why she has started this podcast.
2018-06-1101 minUnframed PodcastEP00: Introduction to UnframedA short intro to your host, Anthea Pokroy, and why she has started this podcast.
2018-06-1101 minUnframedS01 E00: Introduction to UnframedA short intro to your host, Anthea Pokroy, and why she has started this podcast. Instagram
2018-06-1101 min