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Remember the Divine Mother
Restone MaamboMaambo navigates his ancestry and experiences with ‘Kusololwa Amumuni’, the call from the ancestors to become a sangoma or spiritual healer, through his artistic practice.
Traditional healers are considered to be the safeguards of tradition and culture and despite his decision to follow his passion for art rather than to become a spiritual healer, this is something that he takes very seriously. -
Kurarama – To Survive
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Ronald MuchatutaThe Introspect, 2020Mixed Media on Canvas100 x 150 cm
Kurarama – To Survive
Ronald MuchatutaThe Melrose Gallery is pleased to announce Ronald Muchatuta’s solo exhibition ‘Kurarama – To Survive’, following on from his well-received presentation at the Stellenbosch Triennale. The Triennale closed prematurely due to Covid-19 and Ronald created this body of work during the lockdown in South Africa.
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Introspection: Group Exhibition
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Dr. Willie Bester,Transition with Vulture , 2020Mixed media235 x 178 cm
Introspection
A Group ExhibitionThe Melrose Gallery, in association with Sandton City, is pleased to present ‘INTROSPECTION – Art of Contemporary Africa’, a thought-provoking group exhibition featuring established and emerging artists from the Continent of Africa.
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Azibuyele Emasisweni - Return to the Source
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Pitika NtuliAfrican Rainbow Snake, Heal Us!, 2018 - 2020Bone, found objects74 x 71 x 23cm
Azibuyele Emasisweni - Return to the Source
Pitika NtuliAzibuyele Emasisweni, (Return to the Source) is the first solo exhibition of the renowned artist and Sangoma (spiritual healer) Pitika Ntuli to comprise solely of works sculpted from bone. Pitika uses bones to ‘divine the state of the nation in a season of anomie’.
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Gallery Highlights
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The Portfolio: Stories of our Soil explores womanhood, nature and exploitation
Ruzy Rusike 11 Jul 2021 Stories of Our Soil is a collection of artworks showing at The Melrose Gallery during Womxn’s Month, August 2021. This collection is an amalgamation of womxnhood, nature, our place within... -
A landscape is politicised through events taking place in: Senzo Shabangu’s ‘ Humble Abode’ exhibition
Fadzai Muchemwa Lifang Zhang 11 Jul 2021 Senzo Shabangu’s exhibition Their Humble Abode opened shortly after the suspension of the first round of recent protests in Makhanda . On 24 May, the taxi associations and the Unemployed... -
South African poet and sculptor Pitika Ntuli wins a Global Fine Art Award in Paris
Shonisani Tshikalange 19 May 2021 South African sculptor, poet and writer Pitika Ntuli on Tuesday added another accolade to his impressive CV, being awarded the Global Fine Art people’s choice “You-2' award. Judy Holm, Global...
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