#an_uncomplicatedcurator
My goal
To encourage an awareness that artwork needn’t be new to have a present-day impact.
How has this idea evolved?
From 2022 to 2024, I lived
in the UK. There I realised that artists everywhere face similar complex exhibiting
challenges – the stress and expense of creating new work, high exhibiting costs,
and in general, a weak art market with poor sales which sometimes leaves an artist out of
pocket.
Also, many exhibition
writings, in what Grayson Perry calls 'International Art English', often only serve
to create a veil of confusion that alienates the viewer from the
artwork.
On my return I realised that I must use my SA artworld network and editing/writing skills to assist local artists in building up their exhibiting profiles in an uncomplicated way. Inviting artists to exhibit their earlier works within a fresh and contemporary context takes away the pressure of conceiving a theme and the costs of making new work.
And so, in January 2025, I began a new project as #an_uncomplicatedcurator.
In 2025, I curated 6 exhibitions:
6th exhibition 13 - 14 September 2025: SHE WOULD LIKE THIS _ 2 catalogues: overall exhibition here and The seven deadly sins here
This exhibition showcased the creative life of my dear late friend Monique Rudman van Rooyen. The works were selected from over a 30-year period, from her student days until her last works. The main feature was her iconic suite The seven deadly sins.
5th exhibition 16 - 17 August 2025: AGENCY OF OBJECTS _ catalogue here
This exhibition comprised the works created by Gwenneth Miller during an art residency in Paris at the beginning of 2025.
4th exhibition 02 - 03 August 2025: MAPPING A LANDSCAPE _ catalogue here
3rd exhibition 05 - 06 July 2025: FRAGMENTS OF FUTURE PAST _ catalogue here