Bead by Bead: Reviving an Ancient African Tradition: The MonkeyBiz Bead Project
Since it began in 2000, Monkeybiz has transformed the South African beading landscape. By bringing a contemporary slant to a venerable African tradition it has taken craft art to new levels and won a...
View ArticleCecil Skotnes
Catalogue published in conjunction with the 1996 Cecil Skotnes Retrospective exhibition at South African National Gallery. Text includes: “Teaching and Learning: Skotnes at Polly Street” by Elizabeth...
View ArticleAmerican Fashion – Book Review
America is a land of contrasts, an amalgamation of ethnicities and cultures. Built on immigration, one can understand the premise that America has no culture of its own. The American culture we are...
View ArticleTracks in a Mountain Range – Exploring the History of the...
AOM Since the arrival of literate European settlers in what is now KwaZulu-Natal in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, numerous stories about the Drankensberg region have made their way...
View ArticleDiane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph
When Diane Arbus died in 1971 at the age of forty-eight, she was already a significant influence-even something of a legend-among serious photographers, although only a small number of her most...
View ArticleWilliam Kentridge: Thinking Aloud, Conversations with Angela Breidbach
Thinking aloud is a conversation between William Kentridge and German critic Angela Breidbach. Prompted by Breidbach’s questions, Kentridge discusses his philosophy of image making in which he...
View ArticleWilliam Kentridge Prints
Although William Kentridge is now well known for his films, drawings, and theatre productions, he began his artistic career learning etching at the Johannesburg Art Foundation under Bill Ainslie. He...
View ArticleWilliam Kentridge Flute
CLICK HERE TO SEE A PREVIEW OF THIS BOOK In 2005, William Kentridge’s production of The Magic Flute premiered at La Monnaie in Brussels. It went on to venues in France, Italy, Israel and the United...
View ArticleWilliam Kentridge Nose
David Krut Publishing is delighted to announce the publication of William Kentridge Nose. This book accompanies the launch of a suite of thirty new limited-edition prints by Kentridge called ‘Nose’,...
View ArticleImagine
Imagine is the perfect gift book for any child. Quirky and endearing, it’s beautifully designed by the award-winning artist and illustrator, Hervé Tullet. A visual and tactile treat, it takes as its...
View ArticleMIELIE at DK BOOKSTORE, JAG
Mielie By Bongiwe Nocando Mielie is a small innovative company specialising in authentic handbags handmade from completely recycled materials. The brainchild of Adri Schutz, Mielie was officially...
View ArticleEpainette Nomaka Mbeki – A Humble Journey on her Footprints
A Humble Journey On Her Footprints is the brainchild of writer and photographer Ndabula. She explains: “When I met Umama I was truly humbled. I felt there was a need for a book that focuses on her...
View ArticleAdbusters – Issue 76
The Reconquest of Cool COOL: THE RISE, FALL AND REBIRTH OF AN ATTITUDE A visual essay on the rise and fall of cool. NEW WAVE COFFEE After years of Starbucks domination, indy coffee shops are fighting...
View ArticleSpier Contemporary 2007
Spier Contemporary opened at the Johannesburg Art Gallery on Saturday 15 March. The show was housed in a series of shipping containers at the Spier wine estate in Stellenbosch but now fills the...
View ArticleJoseph Beuys: Actions, Vitrines, Enviroments
Joseph Beuys (1921–1986)—a German sculptor and performance artist–became one of the most influential figures in modern and contemporary art. His charismatic presence, extraordinary life, and...
View ArticleChildren’s Reading Sessions
“TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they’ll have with twenty-six. Open your child’s imagination. Open a book.” – Author Unknown. Delightful sessions of reading and imagination...
View ArticleBook Launch of “The Alibi Club” by Jaco van Schalkwyk
Umuzi and David Krut Publishing launched Jaco van Schalkwyk’s poignant debut novel, The Alibi Club on Thursday, 11 September 2014 at the David Krut Boosktore (151 Jan Smuts Avenue). The Alibi Club is...
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