WATER, THE [DELICATE] THREAD OF LIFE - Standard Bank Gallery Exhibition Catalogue

Published by Standard Bank, 2011

Softcover in very good condition. 

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Water, the [Delicate] Thread of Life. 29 July - 1 October 2011, Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg. Water opened on 29 July and ran until 1 October, filling both of the spaces of the Standard Bank Gallery. It was curated by Marian Dixon with the installation entitled The Water Vortex : Sculptor of Living Forms in the downstairs space curated by Cyril Coetzee. According to Dixon (2011:12-25) the exhibition aimed to raise awareness of the use and shortage of water in southern Africa.

"The exhibition comprises work by a host of artists, such as Deborah Bell, Penny Siopis, Simon Max Bannister, Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi, Jackson Hlungwani, Walter Oltmann, Norman Catherine, William Kentridge, Georgia Papageorge, Simon Max Bannister, Thomas Mulcaire, Alan Crump, David Goldblatt, Andrew Verster, Noria Mabasa, Strijdom van der Merwe, Moshekwa Langa, Marcus Neustetter and Durant Sihlali. Through their artworks, the exhibition traces waters role on earth, from sustaining life and fuelling economies to its presence in belief systems, religions and rituals."