The Loom of the Land - Curated by Anton Kannemeyer

In South Africa, the landscape has unavoidable political connotations because the country's strife is entwined with the ownership of the land - a situation that continues to this day. These issues have dominated depictions of the landscape in recent years, with formal concerns understandably of secondary concern. While remaining aware of the polemics of land, Kannemeyer is selecting works for the exhibition that challenge perceptions of the landscape, rather than issues identified with the land or 'clever conceptual plays'. It is unexpected interpretations of one of the most traditional genres in the history of art that resonate most strongly with him.

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