THE NORTHERN WINTER WORKSHOPS – GENTLE DUST WORKSHOP, 29 OCTOBER 2016
This one-day workshop is organised by artists Mbali Khoza and Dorine van Meel and is open to all artists, writers, musicians, dancers and singers.
29 October 11am–9pm
Gentle Dust workshop by Mbali Khoza and Dorine van Meel
Hosted by ROOM Gallery & Projects
23 Voorhout street, New Doornfontein, Johannesburg (SA)
Open to 10 art practitioners, please RSVP
29 October 7–9pm
Gentle Dust performance event
Hosted by ROOM Gallery & Projects
23 Voorhout street, New Doornfontein, Johannesburg (SA)
All welcome
In the workshop we will look at the ‘museum of modern art’ as an institute of power that has been able to define the art discourse and the art canon, excluding a vast number of artists and practices while presenting itself as global. We will discuss the need for self-organised project spaces versus the need to be included in bigger institutions and their canon. Furthermore we will develop a number of performative and language-based interventions that will respond to questions around the decolonisation of institutions of display/places of exhibition. During the evening we will present the performances to the public.