Diane Victor’s Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust Opens 16 November at the UJ Art Gallery

by DKP on Nov 7th, 2011

Diane Victor’s first solo exhibition, Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust, opens on the 16th of November at the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery. The exhibition continues until the 14th December with a reprise from 4-25 January 2012.

A series of events exploring the themes and ideas surrounding the artist and her work will accompany the exhibition. Take a look at the programme:

Exhibition Programme

Wednesday 16 November at 18:30 for 19:00 – Exhibition Opening

Please join us for the opening of the first part of the exhibition. The guest speaker for the event is Bronwyn Law-Viljoen.

Saturday, 19 November 2011 at 11:00 – Artist’s Walkabout

Diane Victor will be available for the morning, providing insight into the method and thought process involved in her work. A short film by photographer Paul Mills documenting the recent work of the artist will also be shown.

Wednesday, 4 January 2012 at 09:00 – Gallery Reopens

The second part of the exhibition is unveiled. This section will explore the potential of book ash as a drawing material.

Saturday, 21 January 2012 at 11:00 – Book Launch

Join us for the official launch of the second publication on Diane Victor to be produced by David Krut Publishing. Following this, there will be an informal discussion panel with Diane Victor, during which members of the public are welcome to share their own views on or engage with topics surrounding the second instalment of work.

Wednesday, 25 January 2012 at 18:00 – Closing Ceremony

The end of the exhibition will be marked with a final closing ceremony. Diane Victor will be available for book signing.

More on the exhibition at David Krut Publishing:

The University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, in collaboration with David Krut Publishing, is pleased to invite you to the opening of Diane Victor’s first solo exhibition at the Gallery. Owing to the prolific output of the artist and the importance of the weighted issues with which she deals, there will also be a series of events that will take place throughout the duration of the exhibition which are intended to create more of an exploration and discussion of the ideas surrounding the artist and her work.

Unlike the more conventional openings, Victor’s show will be unveiled in two sections. The first aims to showcase her experimental glass work and smoke drawings on paper, followed by an artist’s talk. In the new year, her works exploring the potential of book ash as a drawing material will be shown. Sourced from specific documents and texts, this lost information and lost words are dusted and fixed on the paper. This second part will be accompanied by the launch of the latest publication on the artist on 21 January and a closing ceremony on 25 January 2012.