goethe-institut south africa: programme july - august 2014
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Big things coming up this winter! From Durban International Film Festival to Cape Town World Design Capital and Joburg Art Fair - mark your diaries!TRANSCRIPT
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When What & Where29/06/2014–JOhanneSBUrG WOrKShOP In theOrY anD 11/07/2014 CRITICISM(JWTC) SOUth afrIca + SWazIlanD
10/07/2014–Where ParaDISe GrOWS 03/08/2014 GOethe On MaIn
15/07/2014 fIlM ScreenInG: SOUl KItchen GOETHE-INSTITUT
17/07/2014–35th DUrBan InternatIOnal fIlM feStIVal 27/07/2014 DUrBan
17/07/2014–WELTSTADT–WHOCREATESTHECITY? 27/08/2014 GOETHE-INSTITUT
28/07/2014– INTERfACE2012-14 07/08/2014 DUrBan
29/07/2014 + KIezKInO 26/08/2014 the BIOScOPe InDePenDent cIneMa
02/08/2014– InfOrMal StUDIO: MarlBOrO SOUth 31/08/2014 DUrBan + caPe tOWn
02/08/2014– ecOlOGY.DeSIGn.SYnerGY 10/08/2014 DUrBan
frOM rUSh hOUr 02/08/2014 DUrBan
14/08/2014 –‘RE-TRACE[pART3]’bYKARIMAHASHADU 07/09/2014 GOethe On MaIn
21/08/2014 – cOllectOrS fOrUM 24/08/2014 SanDtOn cOnVentIOn centre
22/08/2014 BOOK laUnch: JUSt aSK! SanDtOn cOnVentIOn centre
21/08/2014– PereGrInate 24/08/2014 SanDtOn cOnVentIOn centre
23/08/2014 BOOK laUnch: POnte cItY SanDtOn cOnVentIOn centre + POnte cItY
28/08/2014–INTERNATIONALRELATIONS–YOUNG 21/09/2014 archItectS frOM GerManY MUSeUM Of afrIcan DeSIGn
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JOIn US fOr GerMan lanGUaGe cOUrSeSterM DateS: 16/07/2014 – 23/09/2014
Joburg Art Fair
International Union of Architects World Congress
World Design Capital Cape Town
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fIne art/InStallatIOnWhere ParaDISe GrOWS
10/07/2014–03/08/2014,OpENING10/07/2014,18H30GoeTheonMAIn, 245 MAIn STreeT, MAbonenG PreCInCT
“Future is already here but it hasn’t been distributed equally.”
– William Gibson
WOrKShOPJOhanneSBUrG WOrKShOP In THEORYANDCRITICISM(JWTC)
29/06/2014–11/07/2014JohAnneSbUrG, MbAbAne, DUrbAn, GInSberG, CAPe ToWn
The Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism (JWTC) is an experi-
ment in global conversation based in the South. As part of a ‘mobile work-
shop’ concept around this year’s theme Archives of the Non-Racial,
the 2014 edition will take place in Johannesburg, Mbabane
(Swaziland), Durban, Ginsberg and Cape Town. In Johannesburg, the
programme will include lectures and conversations with Achille Mbembe,
Ahmed Kathrada, ruja benjamin, David Goldberg and Siba Grovogui.
The 2014 session is run in collaboration with the University of California
humanities research Institute, and is made possible in collaboration with
the Goethe-Institut, the rosa Luxemburg Foundation and GIPCA,
University of Cape Town. More information on www.jwtc.org.za.
Admission: Free
Image courtesy of Moshekwa Langa, detail from Marhumbini: In An other Time mixed media 2011
© Vanessa Miller
Metropolises are shapeshifting. In Where Paradise Grows, curated by Ingrid
LaFleur, the causes are being investigated. Inspired by the transformations
that are occurring in both Detroit and Johannesburg, the exhibit explores
the relationship between complex science and social justice through the
work of Detroit-based artist collective Complex Movements. Complex
Movements combines the collective talents of visual artist Wesley Taylor;
lyricist and activist Invincible; creative technologist Carlos Garcia and
music producer Waajeed. For Where Paradise Grows they collaborated
with architect Aaron Jones and designed a post-apocalyptic world using
art installation, gaming techniques, video projection, interactive hip-hop
performance and creative technology. Where Paradise Grows is part
of the larger project AFroToPIA that uses Afrofuturism as a tool for
transformative education.
More information on www.detroitisafrotopia.com.
Admission: Free
GerMan lanGUaGe fIlM ScreenInGSOUl KItchen
15/07/2014,18H30Goethe-InstItut, 119 Jan smuts avenue, Parkwood
a restaurant owner finds himself in a lot of trouble in this comedy from
director Fatih Akin. Zinos Kazantsakis runs a cheap restaurant called Soul
Kitchen in a run-down warehouse district. While the food isn’t very good,
a regular clientele shows up each evening for cheap beer and filling food.
bad luck follows Zinos like a shadow, and when his girlfriend nadine runs
off to China, he decides to follow her, putting his brother in charge of
the restaurant. however, his brother is a convicted criminal, and before
long the city’s underworld has taken over the place and tax collectors are
threatening to shut it down. When Zinos returns, he discovers his diner is
in shambles.
director: Fatih akin, 99 min., 2008/2009. admission: Free
fIlM feStIVal + WOrKShOP 35th DUrBan InternatIOnal fIlM feStIVal
17/07/2014–27/07/2014DUrbAn
2014 will see the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) return for its
35th anniversary to celebrate the beauty and diversity of global cinema.
dIFF presents a feast for the eyes and mind, comprising feature films,
documentaries and short films, alongside a comprehensive workshop and
seminar programme that facilitates development of the local film industry
and the sharing of skills and knowledge among attendees. Industry pro-
grammes include the 5th Durban FilmMart and the 7th edition of Talents
Durban, which are both proudly supported by the Goethe-Institut.
now in its fifth year, the Durban FilmMart (dFm) is a finance and co-
production market. It aims to bring growth and recognition to the African
film industry, creating opportunities to develop strategic relationships
between film financiers and african filmmakers. the 7th Berlinale Talents
Durban will bring together filmmakers from across the continent to
draw inspiration from Africa’s long tradition of story-telling. Through an
intensive programme of seminars, workshops and industry networking
activities, the continent’s emerging film content creators are assisted
in catalyzing their careers and forging relationships with their global
counterparts.
For more information, please visit www.durbanfilmfest.co.za
eXhIBItIOnWELTSTADT– WHOCREATESTHECITY?
17/07/2014–27/08/2014,OpENING17/07/2014,18H30Goethe-InstItut, 119 Jan smuts avenue, Parkwood
Who creates the city? Who shapes its future? In the light of pressing
challenges such as global warming, economic crisis, migration and
demographic change, this question is crucial.
Photo by Schnepp renou
Will the city of the future be shaped by the usual experts, decision makers
and investors or will new and informal players take the initiative? on a
global level, self-driven initiatives and participation are on the rise in urban
development processes.
Weltstadt – who creates the city? is an initiative of the Goethe-Institut
that connects local projects in riga, new York, Johannesburg, Seoul,
Ulan bator, belgrade, Dakar, bangalore, several cities in brazil and in
Southwestern europe. All these Weltstadt initiatives explore urban visions
using a participatory approach to city development. The Johannesburg
contribution focuses on Marlboro South, an informal settlement close
to South Africa’s economic hub Sandton. Architecture students and
residents collaborated on producing maps, documenting living conditions
and exploring ways of improving the future of this living environment.
the findings of this process were first exhibited at the Goethe-Institut in
Johannesburg in 2013 and are shown as part of the Weltstadt exhibition.
More information on www.goethe.de/weltstadt. Admission: Free
fIlM KIEzKINO–SCREENINGSOffILMSfROMTHEGOETHE-INSTITUTfIlM archIVe29/07/2014,19H30AND26/08/2014(TIMETbC)the BIoscoPe IndePendent cInema, 286 Fox st, MAbonenG PreCInCT
KiezKino is a monthly event at
The bioscope Independent Cinema
hosted in partnership with the Goe-
the-Institut Johannesburg. once
a month, a film from the Goethe-
Institut film archive is presented at
The bioscope.
on 29 July, the programme will
focus on director Christian Petzold,
with a screening of his film Jer-
ichow, which tells the story of three
people who are brought together in
Jerichow, a small town in eastern
Germany plagued by a population
exodus and unemployment. An ex-soldier’s encounter with a couple of
Turkish descent – the owner of a chain of snack bars and his enigmatic wife
– pushes all three over the edge. on 26 august, richard oswald’s 1919 film
Different from the Others (Anders als die Andern) will be screened. one of
the first gay-themed films in the history of cinema, the movie was banned
at the time of its release, later burned by the nazis and was believed lost
for more than forty years. using recently discovered film segments, still
photos and censorship documents from different archives, Filmmuseum
münchen has resurrected this truly groundbreaking silent film. For booking
information please visit the bioscope website at www.thebioscope.co.za.
archItectUreInternatIOnal UnIOn Of archItectS WOrlD cOnGreSS
International Union of Architects World Congress (UIA) is a triennial
conference that has been hosted internationally since 1948 on a
rotational basis, coming to southern africa for the first time in 2014.
With its focus on architecture in 2014, the Goethe-Institut is supporting
a number of international exchanges that coincide with the conference
which is taking place from 3 to 7 August in Durban.
InTerDISCIPLInArY ProJeCT, INTERfACE2012-14
28/07/2014–07/08/2014,Opening02/08/2014,16H30
Durban
Interface2012-14 emerges out of Durban-based collective dala’s CityWalk
initiative, and forms part of a larger engagement and artistic process.
The project aims to conscientise civil society, while creatively engaging
the local urban condition. The Interface2012-14 initiatives are focused on
unearthing equitable socio-spatial solutions by developing alternative
bottom-up ways of better understanding public spaces.
Six international and two locally established artists were invited to
develop a conceptual methodology, comprising of dialogues and long
term objectives that start to explore new possibilities for planning the
future city of Durban and, more broadly, cities within South Africa.
Interface2012-14’s programme will comprise of a project space and
exhibition (artspace durban 28 July – 7 august), a colloquium on
movement, dialogue and dissidence (4 – 7 August), installations and
performances (3 – 7 August), and the photography exhibition Durbanity
in dialogue with Durban Centre for Photography (31 July – 1 August).
Interface2012-14 is a dala project realized in partnership with the
Goethe-Institut South Africa and supported by the national Arts Council
and ethekwini Municipality.
exhIBItIon, InfOrMal StUDIO: MarlBOrO SOUth
02/08/2014–07/08/2014,Opening02/08/2014,18H00
beerhall, 102 Florence nzama Street, South beach, Durban
13/08/2014–31/08/2014,Opening13/08/2014
open Design Cape Town, City hall, Cape Town
At a time when thinking about housing in South Africa is gradually
shifting towards upgrading rather than the eradication of informal
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settlements, the need for suitably
experienced professionals,
community planners and officials,
who can engage in a process of
participative planning is becoming
increasingly urgent. In response
universities and professional
bodies have been seeking new
modes of education and practice.
The travelling exhibition Informal
Studio: Marlboro South, first
shown in Johannesburg in
February 2013, documents a
university course on in-situ
upgrading developed by 26’10
south Architects with the
University of Johannesburg in
Satellite exhibition at GIfA. Photo by Jeanneke Malan © 26’10 south architects
2012. during a seven week period, fifty architecture students worked
with community planners (residents) from the informally settled
warehouses and open plots in the industrial area of Marlboro South
bordering Alexandra Township.
The exhibition documents the complexity of the negotiated relationship
between students and residents, as well as the challenges and
opportunities opened up through a participative approach to planning.
exhIBItIon, ecOlOGY.DeSIGn.SYnerGY
behnisch Architekten + Transsolar Climateengineering
02/08/2014–10/08/2014,Opening02/08/2014,18H00
beerhall, 102 Florence nzama Street, South beach, Durban
The exhibition ECOLOGY.DESIGN.SYNERGY (eDS) is a collaboration
between the ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) and the AeDeS
Architecture Forum, with the overarching vision to detach the term
“sustainability” from its common quantitative representation by
highlighting the aspects of sustainability which can be experienced as
qualities in themselves. The ifa and AeDeS invited behnisch Architekten
and Transsolar Climateengineering to interpret this vision concretely
within the context of their work. The practices have been collaborating
for many years to develop solutions for a sustainable and responsible
architecture based on the belief that high-quality built environments can
be realized with a lower consumption rate of natural resources.
highlighting aspects of their projects, the exhibition represents their
efforts in assessing the qualitative aspects of sustainability, which
emerge through a sustainability-focused and integrated design process.
Curator Frank ockert, accordingly focuses on the human senses in his
exhibition design, emphasising this idea in an accessible way.
InSTALLATIon, rUSh hOUrAcknowledging everyday practices
Opening02/08/2014,15H00
Cnr King Dinizulu rd and Carters Ave (Across from berea Centre)
Umkhumbane (Cato Manor) is located three kilometres away from
the centre of Durban (Warwick Junction), on the edge of n3 national
highway. Through an existing informal pedestrian route between
periphery and centre, thousands of people walk in order to save the
r 5 taxi fare. Along the way a plot of land, leftover from the formal
city planning, has become a crossing point to hitchhike from, a place to
rest and meet. raumlabor berlin, an experimental practice, fusing art,
architecture and urbanism, with a focus on spatial proposals which are
small scale and deeply rooted in the local condition, together with dala,
an interdisciplinary creative collective in Durban, are building a roof
constructed of used car bodies that will shelter from the sun and rain,
but also be a landmark highlighting different uses of, and practices in, space.
eXhIBItIOn‘RE-TRACE[pART3]’ BY KarIMah aShaDU
14/08/2014–07/09/2014,OpENING14/08/2014,18H30GoeTheonMAIn, 245 MAIn STreeT, MAbonenG PreCInCT
’re-trace’ 2014 is a year-long research project exploring notions of narra-
tion in relation to place and the artist’s body. Initially developed in France
during the first half of 2014, the final instalment titled ‘re-trace [part 3]’
will be realised at the GoetheonMain project space. The work proposes a
triadic relationship of performance, drawing and the moving image, and
suggests the artist’s body as a kind of projection device. The artist, Kari-
mah Ashadu, choreographs a series of movements inspired by the energy
and rhythm of the streets of Johannesburg. ‘re-trace [part 3]’ is made up
of various artistic elements including street performance, film and move-
ment drawing. The work is concerned with sentiments of relationships –
particularly notions of public and private, and the artist’s body and place.
Admission: Free
Painting performance - ‘re-trace [part 1]’ (2014), image courtesy of the artist
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VISUal artSJOBUrG art faIr
21/08/2014–24/08/2014SAnDTon ConVenTIon CenTre
The Joburg Art Fair remains an
important annual event on the
South African art calendar, as well
as within the larger art scene,
where it has established itself as
a significant market space focused
on art from the African continent
and diaspora. The Goethe-Institut
has been involved since its incep-
tion in 2008, furthering critical
discourse at the fair and bringing
international voices and projects to
the programme. Please consult
www.fnbjoburgartfair.co.za for further information and The Talks schedule.
TALKS ProGrAMMe, cOllectOrS fOrUM
21/08/2014 – 24/08/2014
In partnership with the Joburg Art Fair, the Goethe-Institut supports the
second annual Collectors Forum, which aims to gather collectors focused
on contemporary art from Africa and supports the building of a network
between individuals, public and private collections. The Goethe-Institut
participates with a particular focus on collectors from Africa and the
diaspora. The support of this initiative is in recognition of the scarcity
of such individuals, while their existence is essential in establishing and
maintaining a stable art market on the continent.
booK LAUnCh, JUSt aSK! frOM afrIca tO zeItGeISt
edited by Simon njami
22/08/2014,timetbc
what are the significant conversations in african photography today? this
alternative art guide book shows current developments and tendencies –
a contemporary manual with a sense of humour that speaks to both
young and professional photographers, collectors and people interested in
photography.
Just Ask! is meant to be an introduction to contemporary African
photography, and more broadly, a reflection of contemporary practice.
There is also a focus on some of the African photographers that
participated in the Goethe-Institut Johanneburg’s portfolio workshop, the
Photographers Master Class, which has been running since 2008. the richly
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Thabiso Sekgala, ëMadume Gafelií from the series ëSecond Transitioní 2012.
illustrated publication is accompanied by essays by renowned authors,
curators and art critics.
The Goethe-Institut is proud to launch this publication at the Joburg Art
Fair with a panel discussion that features some of the contributors to the
book and participants in the Master Class programme.
exhIBItIon, PereGrInate
Field notes on time travel and space
21/08/2014 – 24/08/2014
Traversing Soweto streets, backyards in nairobi, dusty Jordanian alleys,
Peregrinate invites viewers to consider the intimate politics of home and
belonging, as well as the possibilities inherent in dislocation, or a lack of
anchoring, and the routes one takes to find a way. sub-titled ‘field notes
on time travel and space’, the exhibition examines notions of spatial
politics, the economics of time and travel, and the kinds of access granted
to travellers. The travels of three different wanderers are juxtaposed as
temporal sculptures to chronicle the personal experience of journeying
within the home, neighbourhood and country, as well as the act of
departing for distant places.
Peregrinate features the work of three photographers: South Africans
Thabiso Sekgala and Musa nxumalo, and Kenyan Mimi Cherono ng’ok.
The exhibition explores the concept of photography as a common method
of investigation, discovery and representation – an act of wandering
undertaken by the photographer as traveller and explorer.
Jointly curated by the featured photographers, this exhibition is the final
stage for the three participants as part of the Goethe-Institut portfolio
workshop, the Photographers Master Class.
booK LAUnCh, POnte cItY
by Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse
ponteCity,Hillbrow:23/08/2014,11H00
SandtonConventionCentre:23/08/2014,timetbc
Ponte City building is an iconic structure in Johannesburg’s skyline that
has long been a symbol for the city itself. opened in 1976, Ponte has come
to represent the best and the worst of Johannesburg, and has generated
a particular mythology of city life. South African photographer Mikhael
Subotzky and british artist Patrick Waterhouse combine photography,
historical archives, found objects, and interviews to create a body of work
that spans the pre-history of the building, its spectacular decline, and the
recent attempts at its transformation. The building is cast as the central
character in a tangled narrative about Johannesburg’s magnetic pull on
people from all over the continent.
In the artist’s words; “From the beginning, we have been interested in the
mythical position of Ponte in Johannesburg’s consciousness, as much as in
its history and architecture. our attempts to understand the psychology,
structure and historical narrative of the building have included taking a
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photograph from every window, of every television screen, and of every
internal door, as well as the collecting of archival material and forming
long-term relationships with its residents present and past.”
The work has culminated in the production of a book, of which the
Goethe-Institut has been a proud supporter and is pleased to be involved
in its launch at the 2014 Joburg Art Fair. The book will be launched with
an installation of some of the works at Ponte City itself and with a panel
discussion and book-signing taking place at Joburg Art Fair.
eXhIBItIOnInternatIOnal relatIOnS YOUnG archItectS frOM GerManY
28/08/2014–21/09/2014,OpENING28/08/2014,18H30museum oF aFrIcan desIGn (moad), 281 commIssIoner street, maBonenG PrecInct
The exhibition presents fourteen projects by young architects from
Germany that have been completed abroad mainly since 2004. The
selected examples from construction, interior design, urban design and
landscape architecture show how these architects approach working in
foreign environments, how they redefine and add to existing buildings, and
how they create new ones under unusual conditions. They come up with
sensitive solutions for challenges in architecture today, always with an eye
on the future, sustainability, and new technologies.
Contrary to today’s global media interest in the spectacular and the star,
this exhibition presents innovative architectural projects that confidently
and quietly take a pragmatic approach, concentrating entirely on the
locations for which they were created.
An exhibition by the Institute for Foreign Cultural relations e. V. (ifa),
Stuttgart, in cooperation with the Federal Chamber of German Architects
e. V. (bAK), berlin, Media partner: Deutsche Welle (DW)
Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse, courtesy of Goodman Gallery
UrBan PlannInG WOrKShOPDenSItY SYnDIcate BY the afrIcan centre fOr cItIeS07/07/2014–12/07/2014VArIoUS LoCATIonS In CAPe ToWn
Today, South African cities remain fragmented and inconvenient for
the less privileged. The current situation is socially, economically and
ecologically unsustainable and despite the availability of urban design
expertise and policy commitment, there are very few compelling examples
of transformation. To address these challenges, the Density Syndicate will
explore innovative, alternative strategies for the future of Cape Town,
using the combined design intelligence of South African, Dutch and German
specialists.
The Density Syndicate will develop speculative design plans for several
sites in Cape Town that will be exhibited at City Divided / City Desired,
opening on 25 october 2014, curated by edgar Pieterse and Tau Tavenga.
Prominent Berlin-based architectural firm, uberbau, participates in the
Density Syndicate with support from the Goethe-Institut.
The Density Syndicate is a think-tank initiative by the African Centre
for Cities (ACC) and the International new Town Institute (InTI), in
collaboration with the City of Cape Town and Violence Prevention through
Urban Upgrading (VPUU), with the support of the Goethe-Institut.
WOrKShOPWrItInG afrIcan archItectUre WOrKShOP31/07/2014–01/08/2014DUrbAn
As part of the International Union of Architects World Congress (UIA),
the Goethe-Institut promotes a pan-african exchange in the field of
architecture, inviting a number of leading architects from the continent
to engage in the conference, as well as hosting a workshop focussed on
African authorship in architecture. naeem biviji (Kenya), Issa Diabaté
(Ivory Coast), Koku Konu (nigeria), Jean-Jacques Kotto (Cameroon), Lesley
Lokko (Ghana/sa), Bisrat kifle (ethiopia) and doung anwar Jahangeer
(mauritius/sa) participate. a special guest will be German curator and
architecture historian Andres Lepik.
fOr YOUr InfOrMatIOn
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German language learners from six PASCh high schools (Schools: Partners
for the Future) in South Africa and Malawi will be meeting for a camp in
durban from 3 to 9 august as part of the uIa congress’ activities. assisted
by Yvonne Graefe from the bauhaus University in Weimar, they will learn,
explore and discuss what their cities, homes and other living spaces look
like at the moment and what they could look like in the future.
WOrKShOPpHOTOGRApHER’SMASTERCLASS18/08/2014–24/08/2014Goethe-InstItut, JoBurG art FaIr
The Goethe-Institut Johannesburg and Simon njami initiated the
Photographer’s Master Class in 2008 as a forum for emerging african
photographers to meet with curators from the continent and further
afield. the workshop as a closed portfolio reading has been taking place
annually since and is structured to privilege a peer review process and
informal master class, with time dedicated also to individual portfolio
review.
In 2014 Akinbode Akinbiyi, Frédérique Chapuis, John Fleetwoood, Simon
njami and Katrin Peters-Klaphake participate, with twelve photographers
from Cameroon, DrC, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, South Africa,
Sudan and Uganda.
This long-term project is designed to encourage professional engagement
between curators and photographers, enable networking across the region
and encourage critical discourse around photography as practice. The
workshop is always set to coincide with a major art or photography event
on the continent, which provides a further framework for engagement and
exposure. This year it coincides with the Joburg Art Fair.
OnlIne MUSIc PlatfOrMMUSIc In afrIca
The much-awaited web portal dedicated to the African music sector Music
In Africa is now online at www.musicinafrica.net.
With a vision to be the leading source of information and exchange in the
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African music sector, Music In Africa is a groundbreaking web platform that
allows users to enhance their knowledge of African music scenes while
effectively networking and promoting their work for free.
Music In Africa is an initiative by Siemens Stiftung and the Goethe-Institut,
together with partners from across Africa. It is owned and governed by
the Music In Africa Foundation, a registered nonprofit organisation with
members in different parts of Africa.
artIStIc reSearch anD eXchanGenIne UrBan BIOtOPeSJULY–SEpTEMbER2014
Nine Urban Biotopes (9uB) brings together artists and urban practitioners
working in cities in europe and South Africa from January through
September 2014.
They engage in a working process that combines cultural exchange with
artistic research and production, in order to reflect upon global pro-
cesses and their local impacts. The artist-in-residence program between
practitioners in Johannesburg, London and berlin is moving into its third
trialogue.
From early July, three more projects will kick off and run simultaneously
until the end of September 2014. In the third trialogue Terry Kurgan ex-
plores the phenomenon of co-housing cultures in berlin, while at the same
time Anthony Schrag collaborates with local neighborhoods in three inner-
city districts of Johannesburg, and ra hlasane shares radical forms of
pedagogy and self-devised curricula with a group of young people in South
London. every project includes an integrated reporter who communicates
the ongoing process through various channels.
You can visit www.urban-biotopes.net to follow their progress.
IntercUltUral artS netWOrKARTERIALNETWORK’SARTWATCHafrIca PrOJect
With national chapters in 40 countries, Arterial network is one of the
largest intercultural networks in Africa, comprising individuals and
organizations across all artistic disciplines. Alongside a range of projects
geared towards growing and strengthening the cultural and creative
sectors, Arterial last year produced an initial Artwatch Africa report on
freedom of creative expression for artists in Africa.
Through workshops, public seminars, monitoring and information,
Artwatch Africa aims to empower local civil society actors in the arts,
culture and human rights sectors to promote the rights of artists and
contribute to democracy.
Artwatch Africa is supported by Swedish Postcode Lottery, Swedish
Foundation for human rights, Swedish Institute, Mimeta, Goethe-Institut,
Doen Foundation.
lanGUaGe cOUrSeSLEARNGERMAN–JOINUSfORGerMan lanGUaGe cOUrSeSTERMDATES:16/07/2014–23/09/2014enrOlMent anYtIMeGoethe-InstItut, 119 Jan smuts avenue, Parkwood
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NEW:ExploretheGermanlanguagewithusandgetintouchwith other students on www.facebook.com/germaninjoburgContact Matthias Jakus for more information:
[email protected] or 011 442 3232
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Directions to GoetheonMain from the M1 Get onto the highway M1 South. Keep left (east) where the M1 forks onto the M2 towards the City, Durban and Selby. Take the Joe Slovo turn off, keep right. take the market st turn off, keep right. cross through the traffic lights on Interchange. Continue straight onto Commissioner Street. Turn right at the 1st set of traffic lights onto Betty st. take the first right into Fox st. and drive to the top of Fox, where you will find parking. arts on main is the building on the corner of Berea and main street next to the highway. GoetheonMain is in the grey building on Main Street.
GOETHE-INSTITUTSOUTHAfRICA
Contactdetails119 Jan smuts avenueParkwood 2193Johannesburg, South AfricaTel. +27 11 4423232Fax +27 11 [email protected]/johannesburg
GOetheOnMaIn
Contactdetails245, Main StreetCity & Suburban JohannesburgTel. +27 11 442 3232Fax +27 11 442 [email protected]/goetheonmain
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rosebankTheMall
bolton rdJan Sm
uts Ave
oxford road
new Port rd
GOethe-InStItUt
Cotswold Drive
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Glenhove rd
M1
GeneralopeninghoursTuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pmthursday from 11am – 8pmSunday 10am – 2pm
Market St
Commissioner St
Fox St
Main St
betty St
berea St
Joe Slovo Dr
M2 east
M1
artS On MaIn
Generalopeninghoursmonday–thursday 8.30 am – 6 pmFriday 8.30 am – 2.30 pmlibrary opening hoursmonday–thursday 2 pm – 6 pmSaturday 10 am – 2 pm language course office hoursMonday–Friday 2 pm – 5.30 pm
InfOrMatIOn
GOETHE-INSTITUT
The Goethe-Institut is Germany’s cultural institute. It promotes
knowledge of the German language abroad, fosters international cultural
cooperation and conveys a comprehensive picture of Germany.
German language courses: The Goethe-Institut is the global market
leader for teaching German. Whether you want to learn German for
everyday life, personal interest, your job or for university studies –
we are your qualified partner.
library: our library offers German books as well as many translations
of German authors, music CDs, subtitled DVDs, and audio books.
the eLibrary offers digital books, magazines and audio files for free
download onto your computer, tablet or ereader – 24 hours a day,
7 days a week: goethe.de/sa/elibrary
Culturalprogramme:A variety of cultural events are hosted by the
Goethe-Institut, from visual arts to drama, dance, literature, film, and
others. our aim is to support the local cultural scenes and strengthen
the pan-African dialogue through the arts.
visit our website goethe.de/joburg join our events on facebook.com/goethe.suedafrika discovertheGermanlanguageonfacebook.com/germaninjoburg
followus@goethejoburg
The events in this programme are in partnership with: