The North West University (NWU) Gallery, together with the Klerksdorp Museum, is keeping art lovers entertained from the safety of their own homes.

They are currently showcasing the “Once we were heroes” exhibition by the Art Bank SA, and the “Agility is the New Black” exhibition by mother and son Thina and Themba Minya.

Both exhibitions will be open until 5 August.

Mother and son

With this being their first institutional show, Thina Minya and her son Themba, present and highlight a refreshing, unique take on abstract themes of race, sexuality, identity politics, social struggle, feminism and the self.

Click here to view the “Agility is the New Black” exhibition.

Bank on it

The “Once we were heroes” exhibition attempts to respond to the lingering uncertainty brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.  

According to Amohelang Mohajane, curator of the NWU Gallery, the world appears to be on standby.

“References have been made to a new normal, alluding to a future that is unknown. What is known are the challenges that the whole world is currently grappling with. The loss of human life, loss of jobs, and – most importantly – the question, when will all this end?” she explains. 

“In recognising the complexities of the times, the exhibition attempts to acknowledge and celebrate the artists who have persevered and continued to produce artworks without the certainty of what will become of their produce, as the old normal would have given them. The exhibition title is a play on words on what would become of the South African creative sector and its heroes, the artists in the new normal,” says Amohelang.

Click here to view the “Once We Were Heroes” exhibition at the NWU.

Click here to view the exhibition at the Klerksdorp Museum.

The exhibitions can also be accessed via the NWU Gallery web pages and social media platforms