https://unframedpodcast.com/ Unframed is a podcast exploring the contemporary arts in South Africa. Through conversations with visual arts professionals - including artists, curators, gallerists, writers, collectors - we hope to gain inspiration and insight into the industry and people’s careers. The series is hosted by Anthea Pokroy, a Johannesburg-based artist and photographer. Visual Arts en Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:53:42 +0200 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:03:57 +0200 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss iono.fm 2.5.2.0 Unframed no Anthea Pokroy Yearly feeds@iono.fm (Feed Manager) https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p682/logo_3666_20250910_203308_1400.jpeg https://unframedpodcast.com/ Unframed is a podcast exploring the contemporary arts in South Africa. Unframed episodic Unframed antheapokroy@gmail.com false ZA https://iono.fm/e/1432984 https://iono.fm/e/1432984
Bulumko, the 2024 Absa L’Atelier Gerard Sokoto Award winner and 2023 recipient of the Cassirer Welz Award, is currently doing her MFA at Carnegie Mellon University in the US. Her practice reflects her deep exploration of craft and design methodologies, particularly those traditionally performed by women in Southern Africa. She offers candid insights into the transformative potential of art prizes in shaping artists careers, alongside a nuanced reflection on the uncertainties and complexities they entail.

Amsterdam-based Buhlebezwe was the recipient of the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award in 2021 and has recently been shortlisted amongst 21 artists from all over the world for the 2024 Future Generations Art Prize. Buhlebezwe, whose practice explores spirituality through performance, installation, photography, and more, shares insights into the impact of these awards on her practice, and offers advice to emerging artists on applying for prizes while emphasizing the importance of resilience and kindness in the art world.

In separate conversations with each artist which will feature in two parts in this episode, we examine the implications, benefits, and challenges of both grassroots prizes and highly esteemed prizes. In both interviews, we navigate a spectrum of perspectives, embracing both the optimism surrounding artist prizes' potential to elevate artist visibility and the healthy skepticism that prompts us to critically examine their broader implications.

Season 4 is made possible by the generous support of the PESP funding by the National Arts Council and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

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Production for Season 4:
Anthea Pokroy (Project Lead & Host)
Nkgopoleng Moloi (Co-Host)
Niamh Walsh-Vorster (Project Manager)
The Audio Room & This Audio is Visual (Sound Engineers)
Alyx Carolus (Social Media)
Sanele Balintaba (Design) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:58:00 +0200 0 0 S04 E07: ‘The Art Prize’ with Bulumko Mbete and Buhlebezwe Siwani 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:03:36 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/1430821 https://iono.fm/e/1430821
Clive brings insights into the historic 1995 and 1997 Johannesburg Biennale, reflecting on the impact, significance and challenges of these events. Ame shares her experiences and perspectives from curating the South African Pavillion in Venice, offering insights into the contemporary dynamics and global influence of biennales.

Together, we explore the meaningful contributions and limitations of biennales within both local and global contexts, from accessibility and representation to the broader impact of large-scale exhibitions on the global stage and the diverse participants they attract.

Season 4 is made possible by the generous support of the PESP funding by National Arts Council and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

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Production for Season 4:
Anthea Pokroy (Project Lead & Host)
Nkgopoleng Moloi (Co-Host)
Niamh Walsh-Vorster (Project Manager)
The Audio Room & This Audio is Visual (Sound Engineers)
Alyx Carolus (Social Media)
Sanele Balintaba (Design) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 11 Apr 2024 08:15:00 +0200 0 0 S04 E06: ‘The Biennale’ with Clive Kellner and Ame Bell 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:10:49 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/1419643 https://iono.fm/e/1419643
Kutlwano, an art curator, writer, and administrator at the Wits Art Museum or WAM in Johannesburg, provides an insightful overview of WAM, tracing its funding journey and commitment to conserving, exhibiting, and democratizing contemporary and historical art.

Storm is Senior Curator and Head of Curatorial Affairs at Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town. With over 25 years of experience, he shares his firsthand accounts of South Africa's vibrant art scene during the mid-90s, reflecting on the transformative power of museums in fostering creativity, imagination, and storytelling.

The conversation navigates through WAM's evolution, Zeitz MOCAA’s impact, and their enduring influence on South Africa's cultural narrative.

Season 4 is made possible by the generous support of the PESP funding by National Arts Council and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

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Production for Season 4:
Anthea Pokroy (Project Lead & Host)
Nkgopoleng Moloi (Co-Host)
Niamh Walsh-Vorster (Project Manager)
The Audio Room & This Audio is Visual (Sound Engineers)
Alyx Carolus (Social Media)
Sanele Balintaba (Design) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:14:00 +0200 0 0 S04 E05: ‘The Museum’ with Storm Janse van Rensburg and Kutlwano Mokgojwa 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 50:46 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/1417854?v=1 https://iono.fm/e/1417854?v=1
Lerato is a Johannesburg-based curator and director at Stevenson Gallery which has spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Amsterdam. She holds a BA Fine Art and an MFA, majoring in curating.

Banele is a Johannesburg-based artist and gallery director. He obtained a BTech in Fine Arts and has won multiple awards for his artistic practice. In 2018, Banele opened doors to his gallery BKhz in Braamfontein, which now operates from the iconic Keyes Art Mile in Rosebank.

In the episode, Lerato reflects on the role of a gallerist as a creative problem solver. She provides a valuable perspective on the gallerist-artist relationship, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and the joy of working closely with artists. Banele sheds light on his journey in founding BKHZ and his innovative strategies that empower artists to direct their own careers. The conversation emphasises the human connection and how it contributes to a healthy and sustainable gallery practice.

Season 4 is made possible by the generous support of the PESP funding by National Arts Council and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

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Production for Season 4:
Anthea Pokroy (Project Lead & Host)
Nkgopoleng Moloi (Co-Host)
Niamh Walsh-Vorster (Project Manager)
The Audio Room & This Audio is Visual (Sound Engineers)
Alyx Carolus (Social Media)
Sanele Balintaba (Design) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Wed, 20 Mar 2024 06:42:00 +0200 0 0 S04 E04: ‘The Gallery’ with Lerato Bereng and Banele Khoza 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 46:57 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/1415952 https://iono.fm/e/1415952 Sven, based in Johannesburg, is a writer, editor, and curator with a BA Fine Art and an MA in Contemporary Curatorial Practices. Currently, he serves as the curator of NIROX Sculpture Park and the Villa-Legodi Centre for Sculpture.
Jana, located in Cape Town, has curated extensively across galleries and independently, showcasing her expertise in exhibitions for platforms like FNB Art Joburg, Investec Cape Town Art Fair, 1-54 London, and Art Rotterdam. She now holds the role of curator and director at Southern Guild Gallery.
In this episode, Sven emphasizes the significance of shared thinking and scholarship, influencing curatorial practices rooted in care. He advocates for a deliberate approach to knowledge production and circulation. Jana explores the importance of aligning gallery and artist goals through interpersonal skills and relationship-building. We delve into curatorship, dissecting power dynamics and historical contexts within the local art scene.
Season 4 is made possible by the generous support of the PESP funding by National Arts Council and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

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Production for Season 4:
Anthea Pokroy (Project Lead & Host)
Nkgopoleng Moloi (Co-Host)
Niamh Walsh-Vorster (Project Manager)
The Audio Room & This Audio is Visual (Sound Engineers)
Alyx Carolus (Social Media)
Sanele Balintaba (Design) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0200 0 0 S04 E03: ‘The Curator’ with Sven Christian and Jana Terblanche 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 50:22 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/1413169 https://iono.fm/e/1413169 Penny, based in Cape Town, has been a pivotal figure in the South African art scene since the 1980s. Her diverse body of work, spanning painting, film, photography, and installation, delves into themes of identity and memory through what she terms the 'poetics of vulnerability.'
Nolan, based from Johannesburg, is dedicated to exploring a 'black consciousness of space' in his para-disciplinary practice. With participation in renowned events like the Berlin and Lagos Biennales, he interrogates hidden structural conditions through diagrams, models, and installations.
In this episode, Penny emphasizes the importance of embracing chaos in the studio as a catalyst for creativity, while Nolan reflects on the transformative impact of his return from the US, highlighting the role of community, cultural encounters, and rituals.
Season 4 is made possible by the generous support of the PESP funding by National Arts Council and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

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Production for Season 4:
Anthea Pokroy (Project Lead & Host)
Nkgopoleng Moloi (Co-Host)
Niamh Walsh-Vorster (Project Manager)
The Audio Room & This Audio is Visual (Sound Engineers)
Alyx Carolus (Social Media)
Sanele Balintaba (Design) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:07:00 +0200 0 0 S04 E02: ‘The Artist Studio’ with Penny Siopis and Nolan Oswald Dennis 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 56:23 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/1410824 https://iono.fm/e/1410824
Season 4 is made possible by the generous support of the PESP funding by National Arts Council and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

Subscribe, review, like and follow @unframedpodcast

Production for Season 4:
Anthea Pokroy (Project Lead & Host)
Nkgopoleng Moloi (Co-Host)
Niamh Walsh-Vorster (Project Manager)
The Audio Room & This Audio is Visual (Sound Engineers)
Alyx Carolus (Social Media)
Sanele Balintaba (Design) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0200 0 0 S04 E01: ‘The Art World’ with Anthea Pokroy and Nkgopoleng Moloi 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 29:01 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/896453 https://iono.fm/e/896453
Latitudes Online launched on 15 July 2020. Go check it out on latitudesartfair.com

Enjoy my conversation with Lucy MacGarry. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 23 Jul 2020 08:54:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E13 / Interview: 'Latitudes Online' with Lucy MacGarry 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 44:01 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/888969 https://iono.fm/e/888969
View the exhibitions here:
Refiguring Space: https://nationalartsfestival.co.za/show/refiguring-space-exhibition/
Coexistence: https://tmrw.art/coexistence

Enjoy listening to my conversation with Brooklyn J. Pakathi and follow @brook_flowers on all social platforms. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:11:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E12 / Interview: 'Digital Arts & Mixed Reality' with Brooklyn J. Pakathi 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 56:06 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/885301 https://iono.fm/e/885301
At the beginning of June, VANSA hosted an online dialogue with arts practitioners whose practices span various disciplines. They shared their thoughts and experiences of this moment, their reflections on navigating precarity, how they are surviving creatively, and what new or different possibilities exist for us as a visual arts sector.

The panel was hosted by VANSA director Refilwe Nkomo @flokomo, with panelists:
Naadira Patel (Artist | Researcher | Designer | Project Manager | Sessional Lecturer) @studiostudioworkwork
Mika Conradie (Curator | Researcher | Project Manager) @soft_wave
Masimba Sasa (Photographer | Filmmaker | Lecturer | Trainer) @masimbasasa
Thato Mogotsi (Curator | Scholar | Lecturer | Trainer) @mogotsi.thato Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:05:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E11 / Talk: 'Surviving Creatively' with VANSA Covid-19 Perspectives 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:28:29 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/870978 https://iono.fm/e/870978
Banele Khoza (*1994) is a Swaziland-born and South African-based visual artist. He firstly enrolled at the London International School of Fashion in Johannesburg, but soon realized his passion was drawing. Khoza holds a BTechin Fine Arts from Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. In 2017 he won the prestigious Gerard Sekoto Award and with it a three-month residency at the CitéInternationale des Arts in Paris.

His solo exhibitions include Temporary Feelings at the Pretoria Art Museum (2016); Lonely Nights at Lizamore Gallery(2017) LOVE? at Smith Studio in Cape Town (2018). Khoza also headlined the solo exhibition titled LGBTQI+: Banele Khoza as part of the Curatorial Lab at Zeitz MOCAA (2018). In 2018 he curated A Letter to my 22 Year Old Self, a group show presented to launch his fundraising activities which will give grants to art students dealing with economic hardship at SA universities. In 2019 Khoza opened `'Seeking Love`' a museum touring show around South Africa and has been awarded the M&G 200 Young South Africans. Khoza is the co-curator with Nicole Siegenthaler of Art Joburg: Gallery Lab.

Enjoy listening to my conversation with Banele Khoza. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:14:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E10 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Banele Khoza 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 59:33 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/867291 https://iono.fm/e/867291
Carly Whitaker is an artist, curator, researcher and lecturer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She holds a BA Fine Arts and a MA in Digital Interactive.


She has participated in numerous exhibitions at art spaces in Johannesburg, Freiburg, Casablanca, Miami and Sao Paulo. Her curatorial projects include Floating Reverie, an online digital residency programme, which has been running for over five years and Blue Ocean an online digital project space. She is interested in the positioning of this as artistic research and investigating how artists can develop a practice online. Through her own practice she engages in a constant exploration of how we communicate through media and the ways we use technology to create dialogues, form connections between ourselves and the digital space.


Carly is currently extending her practice and research into new areas with her PhD at the University of Reading (UK) with a focus on curating and networked methodologies in South Africa.

Enjoy listening to my conversation with Carly Whitaker. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 28 May 2020 12:56:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E09 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Carly Whitaker 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 47:05 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/860583 https://iono.fm/e/860583
Ntuli is a Johannesburg-based artist who holds BTech in Visual Arts from the University of Johannesburg. In 2017, he completed a Master in Fine Art – in the Public Sphere in Switzerland. Ntuli’s work merges the ambit of artistic research, sculpture, video installations and performative practices, concerning the tensions between documentary and the archive, and fiction and imagined narratives. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 14 May 2020 15:01:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E08 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Phumulani Ntuli 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 53:28 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/855983 https://iono.fm/e/855983
Sandile is a Johannesburg-based artist whose main area of interest is art practice in both public and private spaces. He explores these spaces through simulating a new reading of graffiti and, more broadly, the way language works to help construct our realities. Sandile visualised graffiti in abstract sculptural forms and creates installations with these forms to create labyrinthine structures akin to walking in the city. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Wed, 06 May 2020 10:43:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E07 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Sandile Radebe 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 42:33 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/852327 https://iono.fm/e/852327
Mmbatho Grace Mokalapa, born in Soweto in 1992, is a Johannesburg-based visual artist. She obtained a BA Fine arts degree in 2015 from the University of the Witwatersrand. After graduating, she became a recipient of a studio bursary at Assemblage Studios, funded by the African Arts Trust. Since that time she has been practicing as a full-time artist, and currently has a studio at August House in Johannesburg. Working in drawing, painting, sculpture, sound and video, her art practice is focussed on the subjective sublime experience of physical space, spacial voids, and how we engage with the idea of empty or other worldly spaces.

Enjoy listening to my coversation with Grace. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:06:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E06 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Mmabatho Grace Mokalapa 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 38:23 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/850457 https://iono.fm/e/850457
Chloë Reid is an artist from Johannesburg. She is interested in everyday sociology and the relationship between reading, writing and artistic practice. She holds degrees from the Michaelis School of Fine Art and the Glasgow School of Art and was awarded a year-long fellowship at the Glasgow Sculpture Studios in 2018. She has exhibited and curated locally and internationally and produced two collections of very short fiction. In 2019 she established gallery, gallery with the aim of developing an embodied framework for artists, writers and curators that foregrounds collaboration and exchange. She is currently pursuing an MA in Creative Writing at Wits. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:28:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E05 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Chloë Reid 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 42:36 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/848061 https://iono.fm/e/848061
Io Makandal is an interdisciplinary artist based in Johannesburg. Working primary with drawing and installation, her practice is concerned with the processes of entropy, the binary between nature and artifice, living and dying, urban ecology and architecture and order and chaos. Makandal holds a BA Fine Art at Michaelis School of Fine Art, UCT in Cape Town (2010) and is currently a Masters candidate at Wits School of Art with Scholarship. Makandal has exhibited in group exhibitions both locally and internationally and has had two solo exhibitions in Johannesburg. Her work is a part of several private and corporate collections. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:56:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E04 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Io Makandal 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 33:54 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/839566 https://iono.fm/e/839566
MODERATOR: Lorenzo Fusi (Director/Curator Yerevan Biennial 2020, London)

PANELLISTS:
Kemang wa Lehulere (Artist, Cape Town)
François-Xavier Gbré (Artist, Abidjan) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:06:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E03 / Talk: ‘Artists in Dialogue: Kemang Wa Lehulere & François-Xavier Gbré’ at Cape Town Art Fair 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:08:00 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/839217 https://iono.fm/e/839217
MODERATOR: Nkule Mabaso (Curator, Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town)

PANELLISTS:
Premesh Lalu (Factory of the Arts, UWC)
Georgina Maxim (Village Unhu Collective, Harare)
Angela Shaw (Director of KZNSA, Kwa-Zulu Natal)
Kabelo Malatsi (Independent Curator, Johannesburg) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:43:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E02 / Talk: 'The Quest for Sustainable Art Platforms' at Cape Town Art Fair 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:14:04 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/835719 https://iono.fm/e/835719
MODERATOR: Tumelo Mosaka (Curator, New York)

PANELLISTS
Adriana Rispoili  (Independent Curator, Italy)
Koyo Kouoh (Dir. Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town)
Sonia Lawson (Dir. Palais de Lomé, Lomé)
Nana Oforiatta-Ayim (Founder and director of ANO Institute of Contemporary Arts, Accra)

(text courtesy of Investec Cape Town Art Fair) Instagram]]> Visual Arts Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:07:00 +0200 0 0 S03 E01 / Talk: ‘Museums in the 21st Century’ at Cape Town Art Fair 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:12:09 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/764061 https://iono.fm/e/764061 Instagram]]> Visual Arts Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:54:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E09 / Interview: '9 Years of Assemblage' with Louise van der Bijl 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 58:33 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/757808 https://iono.fm/e/757808
Thank you to Art Joburg for allowing me to record this talk and to publish it on Unframed, and to Thembinkosi and Justin for an insightful and poignant tribute to David Koloane. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:03:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E08 / Talk: 'On David Koloane' with Thembinkosi Goniwe & Justin Davy 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 55:33 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/752349 https://iono.fm/e/752349
Thank you to Latitudes Art Fair for allowing me to record this talk and to publish it on the Unframed platform. Enjoy listening to this wonderfully interesting and collaborative presentation.

This is the list of speakers in order and where to find them:

Hosted by Michelle Constant @michelleconstant_

Sean O’Toole - Journalist, art critic and editor @seanwotoole
Mike Mavura - Stellenbosch Triennale / Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography @tigere_mavura @stellenboschtriennale
Valerie Kabov - Director at First Floor Gallery Harare, Editor at large Art Africa Magazine @firstfloorgalleryharare
Sibongile Metsing - South African Mint @southafricanmint
Roelof van Wyk - Artist, Director of the Social Impact Arts Prize @afrikanae @socialimpactartsprizeza
Tamzin Lovell - Artfundi Art Management Software Founder and Director @tamzinlovellmiller
Pitika Ntuli - Sculptor, poet, writer and academic @pitika_ntuli
Daudi Karungi - Artist, curator, owner of Afriart Gallery @afriartgallery @daudikarungi
Kefiloe Siwisa - Curator @womlambo
Zen Marie - Artist and academic @znmarie
Michael Memeo - Director at Gallery TINY Harlem @gallerytinyharlem
Stephen Hobbs - Artist, Co-director at The Trinity Session @hobbsstep @thetrinitysession
Mbali Tshabalala - Artist, Curator @mbali_tshabalala_ Instagram]]> Visual Arts Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:55:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E07 / Talk: 'How to change the art world in 2 hours' at Latitudes Art Fair 2019 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:55:33 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/750067 https://iono.fm/e/750067
This talk continues from a previous conversation between the two last year at the Centre for the Less Good Idea. Both artists were born in 1955, a fact on which the talk was premised, and engaged how their lives and careers have grown in parallel, sometimes converging, over the decades. The conversation is moderated by the wonderful Neil Dundas, a curator at the Goodman Gallery who has worked with both men for many decades.

The focus of this conversation is largely on how music has been so influential to both their art practices and they have compiled a playlist which they refer to during the talk. Those music pieces haven’t always translated well in the recording so I have included the playlist below so you can listen to each song with more appreciation.

On iTunes: https://music.apple.com/za/playlist/sam-william-at-wam-2019/pl.u-38oWXm4sZlZbaL
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0M9hFoHYaXkfXPEtdDjOSB

Enjoy listening to this engaging conversation with Sam Nhlengethwa and William Kentridge.

Thank you to Wits Art Museum for allowing me to record this talk and publish it on Unframed. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Thu, 26 Sep 2019 16:17:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E06 / Talk: Sam Nhlengethwa & William Kentridge at Wits Art Museum 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:13:26 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/748704 https://iono.fm/e/748704 We also chat more generally about the South African art scene and explore how contemporary art is defined.

Joost is an avid listener of podcasts and these are his favourites at the moment:
Collect Wisely: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/collect-wisely/id1378595357
In Other Words: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/in-other-words/id1203133627

Stevenson website: www.stevenson.info Instagram]]> Visual Arts Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:42:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E05 / Interview: 'The Artist Interview' with Joost Bosland 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 40:33 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/747201 https://iono.fm/e/747201
Title: "Concerning Us: On collective sustainability"

Panel discussion with Blaque INQ Contemporaries (Kamogelo Masemola), Danger Gevaar Ingozi Studio (Chad Codeiro), Free State Collective (Karen Brusch), moderated by Aysha Waja (curator)

This panel will explore how artist collectives can be sustained and developed, against a trend of their rapid dissolution.  What is the value of collaboration and can collectives withstand the fast-pace changes of the industry while maintaining their identities and ethos? (source: TAF website)

The talks programme was curated by Kefiloe Sawisa and Nomvoyu Horwitz. Thanks to them and Turbine Art Fair for allowing us to record and host this panel discussion on Unframed. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:55:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E04 / Talk: 'Collectives & Sustainability' at Turbine Art Fair 2019 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:06:36 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/743487 https://iono.fm/e/743487
Title: "There are No Lines Here: Queering visibility and representation"

Panel discussion with Jody Brand (artist), Evaan Ferreira (artist), Umlilo (musician), moderated by Keval Harie (Director: Gay and Lesbian Archive GALA)

The panelists in this discussion are all practising artists whose works' deal with the froughtness of identification and (self)representation. Using mythological fantasies, the virtual and the speculative, these artists are shaping aesthetic forms and narratives that challenge binary identity politics. (source: TAF website)

The talks programme was curated by Kefiloe Siwisa and Nomvoyu Horwitz. Thanks to them and Turbine Art Fair for allowing us to record and host this panel discussion on Unframed. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:31:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E03 / Talk: 'Queering Representation' at Turbine Art Fair 2019 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 56:20 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/741947 https://iono.fm/e/741947
Title: "It was Given to me to Give to You: Art collecting & inter-generational wealth creation"

Panel discussion with Jack Ginsberg (Ampersand Foundation), Sean Meyersfeld (investment specialist) and Dr Alastair Meredith (Senior Art Specialist: Strauss & Co)

In this panel, art’s potential as a form of wealth creation and legacy building will be explored. Investment specialists and collectors will discuss how establishing an art collection can be an integral part of a robust investment portfolio. (source: TAF website)

The talks programme was curated by Kefiloe Siwisa and Nomvoyu Horwitz. Thanks to them and Turbine Art Fair for allowing us to record and host this panel discussion on Unframed. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:35:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E02 / Talk: 'Art Investment' at Turbine Art Fair 2019 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:03:07 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/738791 https://iono.fm/e/738791
In this episode, I am excited to be in conversation with Mandla Sibeko, the new owner and director of Art Joburg which is a new incarnation of the iconic Joburg Art Fair. This rebranded and revisioned art fair will take place in a few weeks from 13-15 September at Sandton Convention Centre.

In this interview, Mandla explains to me this shift from the old to the new, and the reasons behind it; what this new art fair will consist of - what we as visitors can expect to see and experience at the fair; the role of this and other art fairs in Joburg, South Africa and internationally in the broader art ecosystem.

Be sure to clear your calendars between 13-15 September for Art Joburg and its affiliated Gallery Weekend, as well as for Latitudes Art Fair and The Underline Show happening the same weekend. Check out their websites and social media for more info on very exciting showcases of South African art:
Art Joburg: https://artjoburg.com/
Latitudes Art Fair: https://latitudesartfair.com/
The Underline Show: https://underlineprojects.art/

I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on Art Joburg and the other fairs happening at this time? Please feel free to comment on the post for this episode on Facebook (https://facebook.com/unframedpodcast) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/unframedpodcast/).

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Thanks for joining me, until next time! Instagram]]> Visual Arts Fri, 30 Aug 2019 08:31:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E01 / Interview: 'FNB Art Joburg 2019' with Mandla Sibeko 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 51:51 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/634709 https://iono.fm/e/634709 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/sep/13/graeme-williams-hank-willis-thomas-photograph
We use this case to discuss further issues of artist copyright and what artists should be considering when using other people’s images in their own artwork. We also explore the rights of photographers, as well as the business of arts. Eitan encourages artists to be professional by using contracts and to take the initiative to understand fully every transaction that is made. This episode is really insightful especially for emerging artists and photographers.

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Read the article on How Not To Get Sued for Your Photography here: https://10and5.com/2018/09/25/not-get-sued-photography/
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It was a really interesting and provocative conversation. Ayanda is a storyteller and, in between the swearing, he speaks passionately, critically, and poetically. I know that what he says some people will love and some people will hate, but I’m really interested to hear your response to it. We spoke for almost 2 hours, so this is an edited version of it. If you can you should definitely try see Ayanda’s show before it closes. Its at Kalashnikovv Gallery in Braamfontein until 2 July 2018. I’m still trying to get into a rhythm with releasing the interviews so it doesn’t leave you too much time, but otherwise you can find a lot of his work online. Just a warning that this episode contains a lot of profanities and language that may be offensive. But otherwise, please enjoy listening to my chat with Ayanda. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:30:00 +0200 0 0 S01 E03 / Interview: “Exhibition at Kalashnikovv” with Ayanda Mabulu 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 50:58 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/573649 https://iono.fm/e/573649
Ruby, who is a Nigerian born, US-based artist, was over in South Africa for her solo exhibition at Goodman Gallery in Cape Town, and gave a talk up in Joburg about her exhibition and studio practice in general.

When I first decided to do this podcast, the primary format was the interview between myself and an invited guest, but then I realised that there were so many exciting conversations already happening in the city; so much content being generated at artist talks, walkabouts and informal dialogues. I wanted to record and create an archive of these already existing conversations and give them a platform for more people to listen. So, this is the first of this kind in the podcast series and they will feature randomly in the future.
In this episode, Ruby talks about drawing, space, and how she navigates the questions and challenges within her studio practice. I was struck by her utter comfort of being in this very generative space of “not knowing”.

Here is a link to her presentation from the talk for those who would like to see what she is talking about whilst listening: https://bit.ly/2trvzYs. Instagram]]> Visual Arts Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:43:00 +0200 0 0 S01 E02 / Talk: “Artistic Practice” by ruby onyinyechi amanze 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 33:19 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/569477 https://iono.fm/e/569477 * the importance of the gallery’s growth alongside their artists’ careers
* collaborating with other galleries in order for their artists to gain more exposure
* how the gallery has survived over the years
* making art “cool again” and how they are doing things differently to other galleries
* and how the interdisciplinary events help them to deeply understand the “creative culture of the city” Instagram]]> Visual Arts Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:26:00 +0200 0 0 S01 E01 / Interview: “Kalashnikovv Gallery” with MJ Turpin & Matt Dowdle 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 41:53 Unframed Podcast https://iono.fm/e/569468 https://iono.fm/e/569468 Instagram]]> Visual Arts Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:19:00 +0200 0 0 S01 E00: Introduction to Unframed 0 0 Anthea Pokroy full 1:55 Unframed Podcast