Art SPACES documents my excursions through my second favourite world. I am constantly exploring the art and design spaces of different places I settle in. I love to study and write (and pontificate) about art, yet I haven’t picked up a paint brush in nearly 20 years. This series features, everything from little pop-up galleries to world renowned museums. From fashion to product design; I am always keen on experiencing creativity. All photos were taken with my iPhone at some point in the last few years.
Mille Collines’ CURIO|CITY showcase for their Autumn 2016 Collection is an experience I still think about from time to timeVisiting the MoMA is routine whenever I’m in that neck of the woods
I am passionate about fashion. Not just for its influence on architecture but as its own creative expression. It is a major influence on my creative process.
Wim Botha’s Pieta was sculpted from mielie pap… wild! (google it) Alfred Hitchock is to Leytonstone what The Notorious B.I.G is to Bed-Stuy
The Zeitz MOCAA has fantastic cylindrical lifts that carry you through the atrium to experience El-Anatsui’s 25m high masterpiece.
Study for the Epic Mundane – Hundreds of books bound together, carved beautifully, then hung Banksy at the Barbican – Finding gems in alleyways brings joy to dreadful late night walks homeFantastic David Goldblatt exhibition at the Norval Foundation
These Trzebinski sculptures were part of a series of exhibitions curated by a friend. I was lucky to witness and support as she started her own gallery.
Weird moment – Listening to The Eagles as I walked past these characters and seeing Don Henley in the third guy. Was funny to meThis Nobukho Nqaba piece had a mystic quality in person. They were completely hollow and hung really wellDiller Scofidio + Renfro had this amazing model of the ‘Blur-Building’ in their West Manhattan studio
At some point in between the many lockdowns of 2020, I was able to go and see Dahn Vo’s quirky exhibition at White Cube in Bermondsey. This piece struck me.
Street Art is very important in Cape Town’s East City. Colossal frescoes pop up overnight.The meticulously detailed sketches of Christopher MacClements I’m going to shoot a short film of this British Museum scene; to the tune of Miles Davis’ Blue in Green – one day! Huge concrete stairwell in a private residence, with nothing but this little guy hanging. He held the space pretty well
The MOCAA atrium space by Heatherwick Studio is simply breathtaking.
Johannesburg’s creative energy is unparalleled.It’s always a pleasure witnessing the work of William KentridgeGreat product wall at the Design Museum. Pity they used Keith’s Tele instead of Gilmore’s Strat.
I was asked to conceptualize an extension to a fashion academy and I got to indulge in all the students’ design output while I was there. Bliss!
Detail of Adriaan Diederick’s bronze sculptureAndile Dyalvane mysteriously crafts ceramics that look and feel nothing like ceramics
I find obscure influences in different forms of art and design. Stilettos inspire staircases and cinematic sequences inspire spatial orders… it makes sense to me
Fantastic student exhibition at the Royal College of Art. Spent most of my time on the fashion floor.Morning walks in Lambeth. My excitement is twofold; discovering street art and then trying to frame them in their contexts.
