This exhibition and the full-colour publication celebrate Huberte Rupert's art collection of 20th century South African Art. The book features a selection of 100 artworks from the collection, this includes works by both Modern and Contemporary South African artists.
Please note that this exhibition is currently closed for routine maintenance and cleaning until further notice. You can still view the Johannesburg Station Panels virtually.
This exhibition takes a closer look at the synchrony in the Synchromies series by Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist and later turned photographer Oscar Forel (1891-1982). This was published in 1961 and forms part of the Huberte Goote Art Foundation Collection. The study of trees, their growth, their bark and identifying signs of events the tree had witnessed were the crucial aspects in this series – that are truly fragments of a larger whole.
Amarhoqololo:six feet away from illegibility. Amarhoqololo is an isiXhosa word denoting illegibility and or the unrecognisable. The works explore the inner universe, psychological or unconscious realm with the intent to delve into a child-like form of excavation to express the invisible and unseen. While this position intentionally expresses illegibility, it is also aware of the claims as contradictory while searching for meaning and sense making in what cannot be deliberately ciphered.
This exhibition is inspired by a word not yet defined in any dictionary. The term Artology is a curatorial perspective and an investigative tool that probes into the University of Pretoria’s collections by actively researching its archives, conserving and curating its collections, and interacting with audiences within the framework of a university museum setting. It is through this tool of Artology, that the UP Museums continue to curate and collect in order to build and reimagine the future of the University of Pretoria’s permanent art collection.
A collection rich in classical genres and themes that’s been collected since the 1940s, is sure to hold some of the visitor’s South African favourites. Now on show, the second of the #FanFavourites, chosen by you and exhibited by us!
The collection comprises over 400 artists, and the Artist Spotlight series will highlight a select few in 2026, while incorporating archival materials and finds for viewers' enjoyment.
Tracings show part of researcher Richard ‘Ginger’ Townley Johnson’s (1911-1994) archive on southern African rock art. In the mid-70s, the Rembrandt van Rijn Art Foundation granted sponsorship to ‘Ginger’ who by then was retired to continue his various travels and explorations to trace rock art sites in Southern Africa.
The exhibition Storeroom Series celebrates African Modernism, a movement that appeared in the mid-twentieth century and was characterized by its innovative and experimental approach to artmaking. Some of the artists featured in this exhibition were part of two important collectives – The New Group and Amadlozi Group - that shaped the art movement in South Africa through their dedication in exploring African Art.
In order to shift the spotlight to artworks not included in other selected in-house and external exhibitions, the Storeroom Series is presented: Not just seen as highlights from the collection, but also to showcase the popularity of artists and artworks for visitors' enjoyment. The current rotation focuses on the faces and spaces Irma Stern encountered, mainly during the mid-1930s to the late 1940s, the highlight of her career known as 'The Zanzibar Years'.
