Durant Sihlali : the pioneering years 1952-1979 (Limited edition 1 of 500 copies) - Warren Siebrits

Published by Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art, 2007, hardcover, illustrated, 20.7 cms x 20.7 cms, condition: as new.

Durant Sihlali (1935 2004) was a South African artist. He was born in Germiston, was Head of Fine Arts at the Federated Union of Black Artists (Fuba) from 1983 until 2004 and exhibited in Nuremberg, Athens, and Palermo. His work is modernist and realist and his first medium was watercolours. He later turned to sculpture using metal from car wrecks. During the early 1980s Sihlali produced a series of carved wooden sculptures of workers in the coal mines of the Witwatersrand. He has exhibited in Trees Collection Gallery in Beverly Hills. According to Sihlali's wife Anna, he always wanted to create a museum of his work.

Warren Siebrits is a walking library of contemporary art his vast knowledge and approach to collecting and advising artists stands as a testament to his prowess in the industry. Warren is an avid collector of contemporary art and purchased his first William Kentridge in 1990. He has a fascination with music and has blended his analysing skills of both art and music to understand the contemporary art scene in a new and unique manner. Siebrits has also been an art dealer and ran his own gallery from 2002-2009.