{"id":29224,"date":"2014-03-17T06:34:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T04:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/03\/mary-sibande-the-purple-shall-govern\/"},"modified":"2014-03-17T06:34:52","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T04:34:52","slug":"mary-sibande-the-purple-shall-govern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/mary-sibande-the-purple-shall-govern\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Sibande: The purple shall govern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<br \/> 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.<\/p>\n<p>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!<br \/> 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.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibition: Mary Sibande: The purple shall govern<br \/> Artist: Mary Sibande<br \/> Venue: Standard Bank Gallery<br \/> Dates: 23 April &#8211; 7 June 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Fiona Gordon.<br \/> <strong>Find out more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Company Web Site<\/strong>: The Famous Idea<\/li>\n<li><strong>Twitter<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facebook<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Images:<\/strong><br \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full aligncenter wp-image-8743\" alt=\"Mary-Sibande.-Terrible-beauty\" src=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Mary-Sibande.-Terrible-beauty.jpg\" width=\"765\" height=\"765\" \/><br \/> Mary Sibande. Terrible beauty is born, 2013. Digital pigment print (edition of 10), 1118 mm x 1130 mm. 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