The public artworks programme for Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville (Phase 1), was conceived within the broader urban upgrade of these neighbourhoods. The implementation process attempted to design artworks into the fabric of the landscape in an embedded manner, wherever possible, using workshop methods to produce integrated artworks. The resultant programme thus realised artworks as part [...]
The City of Johannesburg, through its implementing agent the Johannesburg Development Agency, is upgrading the public environment in Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville as part of meeting its commitments contained in the multi-sectoral Inner City Regeneration Charter. The latter is a strategic document outlining how the City will address issues of urban regeneration and economic development [...]
Public intervention project for Travesia at the CAAM, Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 17 October 2008 – 4 January 2009, curated by Joëlle Busca and Christian Perazzone and funded by Casa De Ã?frica – European Parliament.
Reflecting on the strategic position of the Island of Gran Canaria, for passage to Europe, the [...]
Jozi and the (M)other City is a project curated by Carine Zaayman. It features the work of eight artists and two writers. They are Ralph Borland, Nicola Grobler, Stephen Hobbs, Svea Josephy, Marcus Neustetter, Sean O’Toole, Nathaniel Stern, Johan Thom, James Webb, and Carine Zaayman. JAMC focuses on gaining a deeper understanding of the cities [...]
Hobbs/Neustetter’s site specific installation for the new Metro Centre Visitors Building; comprises paint-treated columns and a suspended lazer cut and vinyl printed perspex installation. Informed by historic and contemporary maps of the city and the services provided within the building, the work is a reflection on the history of the city in the context of [...]