A unique artist pop-up shop will appear in Johannesburg in March, offering collectors the opportunity to buy artworks from two of the city’s acclaimed fine artists.
Richard Penn. The Great Outdoors VII. 2011. Monoprint. Photo by: courtesy of Richard Penn
The one-day-only shop will appear at Connect on 4th in Linden on March 8th 2014, and will be showcasing prints, drawings and paintings by Richard Penn and Robyn Penn.
Both Robyn and Richard are recipients of the prestigious Ampersand Fellowship, and will be heading to New York City in April/May 2014. The pop-up shop comes ahead of the artists’ US trip as a way of raising additional funds to cover the Fellowship’s living expenses.
Already represented in private, corporate and academic collections throughout South Africa, and by two leading city galleries, the Penn’s Pop-Up Shop gives ordinary art collectors as well as those with already existing collections the chance to purchase original artworks, in a relaxed environment. Previously used to shoot Kabelo’s Boot Camp (screened on Mzansi Magic), Connect on 4th is the perfect space for this art experience. Its wrap-around verandah, spacious exterior and relaxed ‘home-away-from-home’ atmosphere make for an inviting space – and the chance to share a coffee with Robyn and Richard Penn and hear more about their art.
Starting at 10am, coffee, lunch, snacks and drinks will be on sale with Lily Rosemary and the Jack of Arts serving up all kinds of DELIciousness in a family-friendly environment. Full of Beans will also be on hand to ensure coffee lovers are well catered for.
Both residents of Johannesburg, Robyn and Richard Penn are rapidly becoming sought-after artists for collections across the country.
In a review of Richard’s AOP Gallery Horizon show in 2012, critic Robyn Sassen described his work thus: “Have you ever looked at something close, imagining it far, that a blade of grass was a tree trunk; a sand granule, a boulder? This is what Richard Penn does in these 32 hand-pulled prints and pen and wash drawings on paper that will turn your axis.”
Reviewing Robyn’s 2013 David Krut Projects exhibition, Echo, Sassen was similarly full of praise. “In a contemplative and surprisingly complex body of work, Robyn Penn very much comes into her own. It’s a graceful show, not devoid of wit and fantastic madness that draws you in to look and then look again, more carefully.”
The Penn’s Pop-Up Shop will feature prints, drawings and paintings with prices starting at R1500. Children are welcome.
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