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Two venues are exhibiting Albert Adams’ works. Imibala Gallery has his lithographs, pastel and charcoal drawings. TheRupert Museum will host a retrospective titled A Fractured History. Curated by Marilyn Martin and Robyn-Leigh Cedars, the exhibition spans more than 50 years and includes works on loan from national and international public and private collections. Details: Imibala Gallery, 16 Bright Street, Somerset West, until July 29. Rupert Museum, Stellentia Road, Stellenbosch, from October 8.
Ayana V Jackson, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Florine Demosthene, Patricia Driscoll, Sithembile Msezane and Mary Sibande participate in this group show that draws its inspiration from the themes examined by Nina Simone in the song Four Women. What Do They Call Me examines “the allegory of naming and language in relation to Her body, and the positioning of Her name(s) not as a question but as a declaration that is not up for negotiation”. Details: MOMO Gallery, 52 7th Avenue, Parktown North, Johannesburg. The exhibition runs until 8 July. Stand-up comedian Eugene Khoza begins his two-stop OCD tour with a date at the Melrose Arch’s Fire and Ice Hotel in Johannesburg on June 30. The tour moves to Cape
A group exhibition “negotiating the poetics of disruption, confrontation and being uncomfortable in (post-)post-apartheid SA”. Open Forum is a collective of art and cultural workers that was formed in response to student action at Stellenbosch University, primarily around #FeesMustFall whose mandate is to challenge the hegemony in protest and activism, pivoting around decolonisation, art and activism. For more information go to openforumresidency@gmail. com. Opening on Tuesday July 4 at 6pm at Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood.