AVANT CAR GUARD are a Johannesburg-based three member visual art collective, exhibiting and authoring as a singular artist. They are comprised of Zander Blom, Jan-Henri Booyens and Michael MacGarry, all individual artists in their own right. They have produced three publications on their work, titled Volume I, Volume II and Volume III respectively, and have [...]
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Javier Mariscal
Monday, 29 June 2009
The first time I came across Javier Mariscal’s work - some surreal-cartoonish chairs - it blew me away. It forced me to reevaluate my perception of furniture and our relationship with it. Of course, I then went on to find out more about his work, only to realise that he did a lot more than [...]
Stanley Wong
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
If you grew up in an Asian country, you will undoubtedly recognise the ubiquitous blue-red-white tarpaulin used in Stanley Wong’s redbluewhite - a collection of posters, photographs, artwork and installations centred around the material. Uprooted from my country of origin, this collection very much brought me back to those good old days when my grandmother [...]
Reece Terris: Ought Apartment
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
I recently just signed my life away by purchasing a piece of real estate. Although I have yet to move into the place, I am beginning to realise that this move will be accompanied by a large carbon footprint. It is an opportunity for me to discard all the old and barely working appliances [...]