EBONY/CURATED Cape Town presents Modern Masters VII, the seventh instalment of their annual series highlighting modern art from Southern Africa created before the turn of the century.
This varied exhibition explores themes and narratives from well-known and lesser-known South African artists focusing on mid-century abstraction, the representation of the traditional and urban landscape and life in the townships. Highlights include a series of works on paper by David Phaswane Mogano from the 1980’s and paintings by George Diederick During who focused on the depiction of city and rural labourers from the 1940’s – 70’s. Ebony<Curated is also delighted to include Erik Laubscher’s ‘Euphorbias’ painted in 1956 and considered one of the artists seminal works from this period (see below)
Participating Artists :
Erik Loubser – ‘Euphorbias’
Lionel Abrams
Walter Battiss
Willie Bester
Carl Buchner
Sydney Carter
Willem Hermanus Coetzer
George Diederick During
Hannes Harrs
Dezso Koenig
Erik Laubscher
Simon Lekgetho
Alfred Neville Lewis
Billy Mandindi
Dirk Adriaan Meerkotter
David Phaswane Mogano
Ephraim Ngatane
Miriam Ngubeni
Edward Roworth
WHERE: Ebony/Curated, 67 Loop Street, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: until 26 July 2025
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