Fried Contemporary
Tours in Pretoria

Contemporary art specialists in Pretoria, South Africa.

It also includes a transcribed version of an interview held at the gallery on the opening evening. Most notable, he again donated his time for the catering of the Fried Contemporary Art Gallery’s Capital: Past, Contemporary and Present Art Exhibitions. The exhibitions was a collaborative effort in showcasing artworks from Johannesburg’s vibrant art scene in Pretoria. The gallery is pleased to announce that associated artist Thabo Pitso won an award at the Guild Design Fair opening ceremony. The impact of his work in the history of South African art will be highlighted at a massive retrospective at the Wits Art Museum in Johannesburg (dates to be confirmed). The gallery is pleased to announce that Diane Victor will be the featured artist for the next exhibition opening in the Collector’s Room. Delectable treats created specifically for this event by Harrie’s Pancakes will be served along with a glass of lemonade. A similar work that he created for the Afrika Burns festival featured in the Beeld Newspaper recently. Fried Contemporary is pleased to be associated once again with the University of Pretoria’s staff show. Exhibition Catalogues are digital publications of the gallery’s exhibitions. Curatorial projects include Mine, a traveling exhibition of South African video art which has been shown internationally, including Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Bayreuth, Germany and Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 2005 he is the curator and facilitator for Modern Art Projects South Africa(map-southafrica.org.) These sculptures may be interpreted as representations of self, while they also pay tribute to the very community that defines and shapes one’s identity. Taylor is one of South Africa’s most successful contemporary sculptors. A great deal of his sculptures feature in public spaces both nationally and internationally. He is best known for his figurative bronze sculptures. He has exhibited extensively across South Africa, and is widely collected by both private and corporate individuals. Ideas or qualities are streaming all around us in the ether, call it the noise, and from this noise we latch onto certain things or they latch onto us. In what is universal or timeless( the heart) and how an image can be manipulated from its original meaning to suit the propaganda of a certain culture or society( skull and crossbones). To date Norman has held 9 solo exhibitions in Africa and participated in numerous group shows nationally and internationally. Her installations create dialogues with the spaces in which they are displayed and explore the connections between people, artworks and the world around us. In this world, everything is in flux and anything is possible. To date, she has had thirteen acclaimed solo exhibitions and initiated numerous site-specific and collaborative interventions in South Africa and abroad. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions: Cape Town Art Fair (2016); Twenty: Art in the Time of Democracy which was a travelling exhibition, first shown at Appalachian State University, North Carolina, the Pretoria Art Museum and the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery.