Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg
Until July 20, 2015.
Time and Again. A Penny Siopis Exhibition
About:
Embellishments, 1982.
Wits Art Museum is proud to announce the exhibition, Time and Again showcasing a survey of the work of globally recognised South African artist, Penny Siopis. This exhibition reflects over three decades of Siopis’ creative production, and draws on the recurring themes of history, sexuality, race, memory, estrangement and violence. Many of the works on show were featured on her recent retrospective exhibition of the same title at the South African National Gallery in Cape Town.
Terra Incognita.
Some of her well known works on the exhibition include Embellishments, Melancholia, Patience on a Monument: ‘A History Painting’, Shame, My Lovely Day, Obscure White Messenger, Communion and the controversial Pinky Pinky series.
My lovely day, video still.
A comprehensive book tracing the trajectory of Siopis’ artistic production has been published by Wits University Press, titled Penny Siopis: Time and Again. Edited by Gerrit Olivier, the book contains essays and interviews by leading artists, critics and cultural commentators that contextualize this prolific artist’s contribution to South African art history.