Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa Cape Town

This is … Cape Town Zeitz Art …

… situated in the re-vamped V&A docklands, Cape Town

Cape Town Zeitz Art
Zeitz Mocaa Contemporary Art Gallery

The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

Cape Town Zeitz Art … This must be one of the foremost modern art galleries in the world. Not designerly elaborate as the Guggenheim or monumentally imposing as Tate Modern or minimalistic as MoMA, but hauntingly dramatic with a unique and distinct ambience of reconciling the past with a positive view of the future.

Cape Town Zeitz Art … The construction was built in the 1920s as a dockside grain silo and thanks to Jochen Zeitz and Thomas Heatherwick, the internal grain stubs have been beautifully carved away revealing a space unlike anything one is likely to experience in the world. The pictures tell it all.

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Inside the silo hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Inside silo hall
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Showing the work of artist Nicholas Hlobo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Silo hall looking up

 

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The old inviting in the new

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cape Town Zeitz Art … The art is contemporary African. Much of which refers to the Continent’s dark and tragic past.

Cape Town Zeitz Art
Julien Sinzogan
Choc des Cultures – Bon Vent

Unfortunately, little to reflect the upbeat, positive and optimistic spirit certainly to be found in Cape Town. But the gallery reflects the whole of Africa. Maybe time will tell as at least South Africa’s and other African country’s fortunes, it is trusted, will now continue to rise. As with …

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Mary Sibande
In the Midst of Chaos There is Opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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And optimism for ALL …

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Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi

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Zanele Muholi