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Exhibition view of Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts Opening Exhibition , Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts Opening Exhibition , Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 March – 30 June 2019 Art collector and philanthropist Jack Ginsberg began collecting ‘artists' books’ (artwork in the form of books) in the early 1970s, and since then has amassed a world-renowned collection of more than 3,000 pieces, plus thousands of additional items related to this contemporary art form. Ginsberg recently donated his collection of artist's books to the Wits Art Museum (WAM), which has been accommodated in the newly dedicated Jack Ginsberg Centre of the Book Arts, a new addition to the WAM archives that will be a backdrop for future exhibitions. For three months WAM hosts the inaugural exhibition at the Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, featuring a selection of the collection's standout pieces. Curated by Prof. David Paton, Jack Ginsberg and Rosalind Cleaver. Including works by: Walter Batiss, Kim Berman, Joseph Beuys, Belinda Blignaut, Willem Boshoff, Sara Bodman, Louise Bourgeois, John Cage, Alexander Calder, Sonia Delaunay, Francesco Clemente, Steven Cohen, Christine Dixie, Jim Dine, Max Ernst, Olafur Eliasson, Paul Emmanuel, Gilbert & George, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, William Kentridge, Atta Kwami, Sol LeWitt, Robert Motherwell, Gerhard Marx, Judith Mason, Man Ray, Edward Ruscha, Lucas Samaras, Robbin Silverberg, Joachim Schönfeldt, Durant Sihlali, Richard Tuttle, Diane Victor, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, Alastair Whitton, among others. Cathexis (2003) and an untitled work contributed to Robbin Ami Silverberg's book object Uhanga Dihangara were selected by the curators for this exhibition. Related content Exhibition ‘After-image’, 3 – 26 August 2004 Exhibition ‘Pages from Cathexis’, 30 April – 27 May 2000 ←Previous Next→

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec VIDEOGUD , 10th Video Konst Festival, Uppsala Konsert and Kongress, Sweden, 27 – 28 May 2010 The VIDEOGUD programme screens selected videos in two periods in sixteen venues spread out in three counties in the middle of Sweden – in public libraries, museums, cultural centers, hospitals and schools. These programmes reach out to art and media students alike as well as new audiences. The focus of these programmes is to educate and inform. In addition, every spring in May, a two-day Video Art Festival takes place with national competitions where artists and critics give lectures to compliment the many screeenings. 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) was selected to be screened on this programme and at this festival in 2010. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Exhibition ‘Transitions’, 27 September – 31 December 2008 ←Previous Next→

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec 7th Sedicicorto International Film Festival , Forlí, Italy, 4 – 10 October 2010 This short film festival is held every year at the beginning of October in Italy, in the beautiful town of Forlì. It aims at offering visibility to the short film genre, offering its audience a careful selection of a number of short films submitted from all over the world. The festival is divided into four competitive sections: MOVIE: International Fiction Films ANIMA and LAB: International Animation and Experimental Films DOC: International Documentary Films CORTITALIA: National (Italy) Films of any genre 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) was officially selected to be screened at this festival 2010 in the LAB category. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Exhibition ‘Transitions’, 27 September – 31 December 2008 ←Previous Next→

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec Twenty: Contemporary Art from South Africa , Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, USA, 11 July 2014 – 7 February 2015 This exhibition is in celebration of 20 years of South Africa's democracy and is intended to be a showcase of historical and contemporary work that looks at six different aspects of South African life and experience. Appropriate artists and particular works have been selected to narrate these experiences. A broad range of artists and demographics have been selected to showcase the depth of talent and commentary that comes out of contemporary South African art. Curated by Senior Lecturer Gordon Froud and Professor Karen Von Veh from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) and number 05000674PV (2009) were selected by the curators for this exhibition. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Exhibition ‘Transitions’, 27 September – 31 December 2008 ←Previous Next→

Exhibition view of Return to Thiepval: Imprinting and Erasing Memories of the First World War , Alliance Française, Johannesburg Return to Thiepval: Imprinting and Erasing Memories of the First World War , Alliance Française, Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, 11 and 21 November 2014 A presentation of Paul Emmanuel's project The Lost Men France (2014), accompanied by Bill Nasson's historical contribution was held on Tuesday 11 November 2014 at 18h00 for 18h30 at The Alliance Française, Johannesburg and on the 21 November at the Alliance Française, Cape Town. Bill Nasson is a Professor in the History Department at Stellenbosch University. He specialises in the history of war and society and his works have been translated into Dutch, German, French and Italian. His new book, World War I and the People of South Africa is due for release in November this year. Related content Counter-memorial ‘The Lost Men France’, 1 July – 1 October 2014 ←Previous Next→

Wings I , (detail), 1997. Copperplate mezzotint etching on 250 gsm Arches paper. Image 9,5 x 7,5 cm. Edition 3 Bag Factory Group Exhibition , Mexican Embassy, Pretoria, South Africa 1997 A group exhibition of artists works from The Bag Factory, also known as Fordsburg Artists Studios. An impression of Wings I (1997) was shown at this exhibition, curated by Lesley Cohn. Related content Exhibition ‘Pages from Cathexis’, 30 April – 27 May 2000 ←Previous Next→

Installation view of 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec Permanent War: The Age of Global Conflict , Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery & Mrs. E Ross Anderson Auditorium, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA, 29 January – 7 March 2015 In the century since World War I, coined “The war to end all wars,” battles have raged on around the globe. The nature of warfare has changed dramatically with wars no longer beginning with formal declarations or ending with peace treaties; instead, violence spreads underground, with terror surfacing in ever-changing locations; drone warfare merges politics with computer games; news from far-flung battlefronts is devastatingly immediate. January 29–March 7, 2015, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA) will tackle this difficult subject with its spring exhibition, Permanent War: The Age of Global Conflict , guest curated by Pamela Allara. “The many commemorations in Europe of the centenary of World War I inspired me to propose a war-themed exhibition to Joanna Soltan, SMFA Curator,” says Allara. “Although the nature of war is rapidly changing, its death and destruction remain. The artists included in the exhibition examine our state of permanent war with insight, courage and not infrequently, ironic humor.” Organized into five themes—Mechanized Bodies, Combat as Performance, Living in a War Zone, Conflict as Media Entertainment, and Landscape as Cemetery—Allara brings together 16 artists to explore the lives of military and private citizens are surveyed, manipulated, controlled, and threatened in this era of perpetual warfare. ARTISTS Matthew Arnold, Claire Beckett, Bill Burke, Bonnie Donohue, Paul Emmanuel, Harun Farocki, Coco Fusco, Adam Harvey, Ken Hruby, Lamia Joreige, Richard Mosse, Trevor Paglen, Jamal Penjweny, Sig Bang Schmidt and Steve Dalachinsky, Paul Stopforth, and Mark Tribe. 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) was selected by the curator for this exhibition. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Exhibition ‘Transitions’, 27 September – 31 December 2008 ←Previous Next→

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec 9th In the Palace International Short Film Festival , Old Cinema Hall, Balchik, Bulgaria, 18 – 25 June 2011 In the Palace is an international festival for professional short films of up to 45 minutes in length. It is held each year in the second half of June in the Black Sea town of Balchik. Established in 2003, the festival had grown from a competitive forum for student films into the largest and most prestigious short film festival in Bulgaria and the region. Nearly 250 short films from 44 countries, selected out of over 4000 titles, competed in the last edition of the festival. Our goal is to present and contribute to the development of contemporary film art in Bulgaria, Europe and the world, creating a favourable environment and platform for young filmmakers and established professionals. 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) was officially selected for this festival and was nominated for the Best Experimental Film award. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Exhibition ‘Transitions’, 27 September – 31 December 2008 ←Previous Next→

Air on the Skin , (detail), 2002. Incised original drawing, shoe polish, acrylic on 285 gsm Fabriano Rosaspina Avorio paper. 70 x 304 cm. Standard Bank Corporate Art Collection SASOL Wax in Art Competition , SASOL WAM! Festival, Sasolburg, South Africa, September 2002 A group show, curated by Lesley Cohn, of selected artworks submitted nationally for the competition. Sasol Corporation – the competition sponsor – is the largest producer of wax in the world and the competition was unique in that it challenged South African artists to create work in or through wax. The two categories: ‘Wax as the medium’ and ‘Wax as part of the process’ constituted the criteria by which works were judged. Air on the Skin (2002) – a one-off work – won the ‘Wax as the medium’ category. This 70 x 3 040 mm triptych was created by layering black shoe polish over pva-treated paper. The images were then scratched into this surface with a fine blade, gradually working from dark to light. Related content Press article ‘Paul Emmanuel Perfects the Fine Art of Turning Oddness into Transcendence, March 2003 ←Previous Next→

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“Touch me” , 2013, Digital program, high Definition, single-channel digital video, touch-sensitive screen, stereo soundtrack “Touch me” (South Africa – France Seasons 2012-2013). Le Cube, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France, 1 – 30 October 2013 Exploring the concepts of memory & memorial, “Touch me” (2013) is a digital, touch-sensitive, video and sound artwork created by Paul Emmanuel. It is a non-partisan complement to his The Lost Men France planned for the 2014-18 Centenary of World War One. “Touch me” portrays a progression of closely-cropped, video vignettes of Emmanuel's body either fully exposed or clothed in historic and contemporary military regalia or in formal corporate attire. A soundtrack of the artist's voice invites the viewer to touch the ‘sensitive screen’ or ‘skin’, provoking the enrobing and disrobing of different areas of his body, revealing and concealing his skin temporarily branded with the names of casualties of armed-conflict. These fleeting impressions fade or re-appear as the viewer continues touching – evoking a repeated ‘healing’ or ‘re-wounding’ of the skin. “Touch me” depicts the names of both black and white South African First World War servicemen, pressed into the artist’s body alongside those of the Allies and Germans. Further unveilings also reveal South Africa's involvement in The Second World War, Korean War, Angolan Bush War, the 2012 Marikana Miner's Massacre and the 2013 Central African Republic Conflict. The exhibition of “Touch me” (2013) at Le Cube is organised as part of the South Africa-France Seasons 2012 – 13. Related content Video artwork ‘Remember-dismember’, 2015 Exhibition ‘Remnants’, 25 June – 31 July 2015 ←Previous Next→

Still from 3SAI: A Rite of Passage , 2008. High-Definition, single-channel video, stereo soundtrack, 13 min 58 sec Regards: Photographie Camerounaise / Digital Africa – Casablanca Biennale Internationale de Casablanca Project Space, Morocco. 18 April – 15 June 2019 Organised as part of the 5th Biennale Internationale de Casablanca 2020 incubation programme, with events planned in Casablanca throughout 2019 and 2020, this showcase brought together established and emerging practitioners working across photography, video and installation. Digital Africa – Casablanca featured video works by: Hakeem Adam (Ghana), Driss Aroussi (Morocco/France), Wendinagegn Belete (Ethiopia/Norway), Paul Emmanuel (Soudh Africa), Badr El Hammami (Morocco/France), Khireddine Khaldoun (Algeria), Mohammed Amine Al Makouti (Morocco), Mahlôt Sansosa (Brazil/Tanzania), Yvon Ngassam (Cameroon), Marton Robinson (Costa Rica), Leandré le Roux (South Africa) and Carly Whitaker (South Africa). Remember-dismember and 3SAI: A Rite of Passage (2008) were selected by curator Christine Eyene, for this exhibition. Related content Short film ‘3SAI: A Rite of Passage’, 2008 Intervention ‘Rising-falling’, 2021 ←Previous Next→