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InterseXion (art)
InterseXion is an art exhibition by artist Robert A. Hamblin. It was shown at the Iziko South African National Gallery in 2018. References {{reflist External linksRobert A. Hamblin’s InterseXion to tour nationally notice from gallery which first exhibited 2018 in South Africa Art exhibitions in South Africa LGBT art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iziko South African National Gallery
The Iziko South African National Gallery is the national art gallery of South Africa located in Cape Town. It became part of the Iziko collection of museums – as managed by the Department of Arts and Culture – in 2001. It then became an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture. Its collection consists largely of Dutch, French and British works from the 17th to the 19th century. This includes lithographs, etchings and some early 20th-century British paintings. Contemporary art work displayed in the gallery is selected from many of South Africa's communities and the gallery houses an authoritative collection of sculpture and beadwork. History At a meeting in the Cape Town Public Library, convened on 12 October 1850, proposals were discussed to erect a building in the Company's Garden for the purpose of exhibiting art. This occasion was the inaugural meeting of the South African Fine Arts Association, founded by Thomas Butterworth Bayley and Abraham de Schmidt. The Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Online (South Africa)
''Independent Online'', popularly known as ''IOL'', is a news website based in South Africa. IOL serves the online versions of a number of South African newspapers, including '' The Star'', ''Pretoria News'', '' The Daily Voice'', '' Cape Times'', '' Cape Argus'', ''Weekend Argus'', '' The Mercury'', '' Post'', '' Diamond Fields Advertiser'', '' Isolezwe'', ''Daily Tribune'', ''Sunday Tribune'', ''The Independent on Saturday'', and '' The Sunday Independent''. Corporate affairs Ownership Sekunjalo Investments owns 55% of the company via its subsidiary Sekunjalo Independent Media, the Public Investment Corporation of South Africa owns 25%, and two Chinese state-owned enterprises (China International Television Corporation and the China Africa Development Fund) own the remaining 20% of the newspaper. China International Television Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). Before 2013, IOL was owned by the Independent Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 2018 in South Africa. Incumbents National Government * President of South Africa ** Jacob Zuma ( ANC) – until 14 February ** Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC) – from 15 February * Acting President: Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC) – 14–15 February * Deputy President ** Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC) – until 15 February ** David Mabuza (ANC) – since February * Leader of the Opposition: Mmusi Maimane ( DA) * Chief Justice: Mogoeng Mogoeng * Deputy Chief Justice: Raymond Zondo * President of the Supreme Court of Appeal: Mandisa Maya * Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal: Vacant * Chairperson of the Electoral Court of South Africa: Khayelihle Kenneth Mthiyane * Speaker of the National Assembly: Baleka Mbete (ANC) * Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces: Thandi Modise (ANC) Cabinet The Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive. National Assembly Provincial Premiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Exhibitions In South Africa
Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of what constitutes art, and its interpretation has varied greatly throughout history and across cultures. In the Western tradition, the three classical branches of visual art are painting, sculpture, and architecture. Theatre, dance, and other performing arts, as well as literature, music, film and other media such as interactive media, are included in a broader definition of the arts. Until the 17th century, ''art'' referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences. In modern usage after the 17th century, where aesthetic considerations are paramount, the fine arts are separated and distinguished from acquired skills in general, such as the decorative or applied arts. The nature of art and related concepts, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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