PUBLIC ART MAP – JOHANNESBURG
October 2nd, 2009View Larger Interactive Google Map
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The Star Newspaper features an article on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) artworks.
80+1: A Journey Around the World
Ars Electronica (AEC) www.aec.at, voestalpine www.voestalpine.com and Linz09 www.linz09.at have embarked on a round the-world journey from June 17 until September 5 titled: 80+1 – A Journey Around the World. This globe-spanning expedition won’t entail any physical travel; the mode of transportation will be satellite hook-up and fiber optic cable, [...]
In November 2008, after six years, The Gallery Premises at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre closed down. To commemorate a space that became known for its ability to create conditions for experimentation and the emergence of new talent, The Trinity Session decided to launch The Premises Book. This was made possible through the generous support of [...]
Presentation
Shaping public space through creative interventions –
relevant experiences from Johannesburg
by The Trinity Session
featuring public interventions by Hobbs/Neustetter
and Public Art Projects in the City of Johannesburg
Presented at
International seminar for Creative industries 2009, Klaipeda, Lithuania
DESIGN AND VISUAL ARTS: CREATION OF ADDED VALUE IN CITIES PUBLIC SPACES
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 HBY public environment upgrade covers approximately 200 city blocks and has been carried out in accordance [...]
The Fire Walker is a sculptural collaboration between artists William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx, situated on the southern foot of the Queen Elizabeth Bridge. The sculpture when viewed from a particular angle presents the silhouetted image of a woman carrying a burning brazier on her head. This image is typical to the street culture of [...]
The Joint Venture of The Trinity Session and 26’10 South Architects, in partnership with Feizel Mamdoo, has been appointed as Public Art Commissioning Agents for the Pageview, Vrededorp and Fordsburg Public Art Project (PVF Public Art) as part of the Pageview Vrededorp and Fordsburg urban upgrade by the Johannesburg Development Agency and the City of [...]