The purple shall govern, the exhibition of work by Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for 2013, Mary Sibande, concludes its national tour at the Standard Bank Gallery.
This exhibition takes Sophie, the elaborately costumed figure for which Sibande is best known, to a new level: a deeper, somewhat darker exploration of personal anxieties and preoccupations with birth, rebirth, growth and death.
Viewers who have seen The purple shall govern in galleries in other parts of the country are in for a surprise: new works have been created specifically for the exhibition at Standard Bank Gallery!
Mary Sibande: The purple shall govern runs until 7 June 2014, at the Standard Bank Gallery, corner of Simmonds and Frederick Streets, Johannesburg. The Gallery (Tel: 011 631 4467) is open Mondays to Fridays, 08:00-16:30; on Saturdays, 09:00-13:00; and is closed on Sundays and public holidays. Admission is free. For further information about Standard Bank Gallery see www.standardbanks.co.za.
Exhibition: Mary Sibande: The purple shall govern
Artist: Mary Sibande
Venue: Standard Bank Gallery
Dates: 23 April – 7 June 2014
Author: Fiona Gordon.
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Mary Sibande. Terrible beauty is born, 2013. Digital pigment print (edition of 10), 1118 mm x 1130 mm. Photographer:
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