Alistair Whitton at Obert in Melrose

Posted on May 18, 2006

Sorry to say this but the Obert gallery in Melrose shades in comparison to the magnificence of the Obert city gallery…and they are both great spaces. If you haven’t been there yet make sure to get there. The view will blow your mind. Let’s hope this is what we will be saying about all things city in the next few years. Click here for the si…
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There’s a new exhibition at the Obert in Melrose:

“filter – alastair whitton”

made as meditation, whitton’s tranquil art on paper contemplates and celebrates notions of simplicity, symmetry, order and balance. an emma smith scholarship recipient and volkskas atelier merit award winner, whitton has collaborated in the past with acclaimed british artist neville gabie. filter is whitton’s first solo exhibition in johannesburg and features 12 exquisitely detailed works.
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obert contemporary is pleased to present “y propaganda” by kudzanai chiurai, the highly anticipated follow-up exhibition to his acclaimed “the revolution will be televised” sell-out show staged at obert contemporary in 2004.

the first black fine arts graduate from the university of pretoria, chiurai is an innovative and controversial young artist who has been banned from his home country of zimbabwe for his politically inspired caricatures of president robert mugabe.

reminiscent of basquiat, chiurai’s mixed media works are intricately layered with stenciled protest statements, poetry and graffiti. his works have recently been procured by top private and public collectors including bhp billiton in london.

this exhibition will consist of eleven new, variously scaled mixed media works that explore pertinent issues related to failed leadership, xenophobia and urban culture.

OBERT GALLERY
7 – 22 may 2005
11am to 7pm daily
14 the high street
melrose arch
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