From the viewer’s perspective, video installations can be a tricky medium to wrap your head around. The content is often obscure and indecipherable, and it’s all to easy too walk away feeling more than a little confused. However, if you’re armed with some background knowledge on the artist and their intentions, video installations can be [...]
Posts Tagged ‘South African art’
Time Out (Dubai) – Mine: South African video art
Posted in News, tagged Abrie Fourie, Bridget Baker, Contemporary South African Art, Jacques Coetzer, Johan Thom, Lerato Shadi, Robin Rhode, South African art, video art on January 26, 2012 | Comments Off
Fried Art presents: Games People Play (a group exhibition of South African Artists)
Posted in News, tagged Angus Taylor, Art, Diane Victor, Fried Art, Johan Thom, South African art on June 14, 2010 | Comments Off
Fried Art presents: Games People Play (a group exhibition of South African Artists) Preview on Thursday 17 June at 18h30 by Dr Franco Colin Music by Bongi Nthombeni June 2010, the ears are numbed by the cacophony of vuvuzelas in the crowded South African soccer stadiums. What’s happening on the field is what does justice [...]
Preview for ‘Johan Thom – Terrorizing the Concept of Meaning’
Posted in News, tagged Challenging Mud (After Kazuo Shiraga) 2008, Guy du Toit, Johan Thom, land art, Performance art, Sarel Petrus, South African art, Thorolf Lipp, Tobias Wendl, video art on November 9, 2009 | Comments Off
Preview for a longer film by Thorolf Lipp and Tobias Wendl from Germany about the work of South African Media Artist Johan Thom Terrorizing the Concept of Meaning Documentary about South African media artist Johan Thom Directors: Thorolf Lipp & Tobias Wendl Camera, Editing & Postproduction: Thorolf Lipp English, 45 minutes Produced by: Thorolf Lipp [...]
