Richard Kilpert, the new AVA Gallery Director, talks us through ‘unmourned bodies‘ the current exhibition that focuses on Namibian Artists, curated by Jo Rogge.
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On this week’s Sanlam Arts Round Up, Richard gives us the background to this exhibition and the longstanding relationship that the Cape Town Association for Visual Arts has with Namibia. And he’s also asked to explain the intriguing title – ‘unmourned bodies’.
Richard explains that this is contemporary art from Namibia, that is looking and reviewing its history – “a real excavation” as he puts it.
Curated by Jo Rogge, who asked artists to review the more than 2 000 works in the Namibian Arts Association collection, choose a work, and reinterpret it in their own way. It’s an example of dealing with the past in the present.
There is an outpouring of creativity in a multiplicity of media, with texture playing an important role.
Good news is that on Saturday 15th at 11:00 there will be a gathering of some of the artists and Jo Rogge that is open to the public. A wonderful opportunity to engage with the work and the creators before the show comes down on 21 April!
WHAT: Richard Kilpert – Sanlam Arts Round Up
WHERE: AVA Gallery, 35 Church Street, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: until 21 April 2023
INFO: T 021 4247436 | E admin@ava.co.za | Visit
PHOTO: Jo Rogge ‘My Skin on Steroids’ – 2022
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