As I mentioned in a previous post, I have received some pictures of dejavu from around the world. It seems most of them are poster on walls of famous cities, one in Japan, some in the US and a few in Paris obviously.
It is quite thrilling to see that people are supporting us by posting our image on walls around the world. Please send us your picture if you witness any wild displays.
This is a short video made by Tany on his exhibition currently held at the Alliance Francaise of Johannesburg – South Africa, until the 6th of December 2008. Following a successful launch on the 27th of November, the 16 oil paintings can be purchased (the ones still available) by contacting Tany. Price list available on request.
Opening on Thursday 27 November at 6pm (The exhibition continues until Saturday 6 December.)
Colours ! Red, Gold and Green. Fed from the start with fresh pop culture, witty advertisement and subversive entertainment Tany has created a world of his own ; where paint and stories come together in a string of unexpected and characteristic portraits. Hip, hop. Come and see this family album of people chanting cacophonously in his imagination.
So who’s He ? The big boy Tany : a Frenchman born in the 80’s and educated in Paris. It’s not what you think ; the multicultural character travels around the globe – hop, hop – to better understand his inner mechanisms. On his journey, stimulated by powerful foreign aesthetics he started creating relentlessly. That is when Tany’s world was created using reminiscences of Damian Hurst, Klimt, Alechinsky, Zeng Fanzhi or Bacon’s works. Soon Tany became father to the dejavu-production.com project, his virtual gallery of multi-disciplinary artistic creations. Welcome to Tany’s land. This November, The Alliance Française will be exhibiting his work for the first time in Johannesburg. Ta-Da !
At the edge of his reasoning, things come deconstructed and meaningless. They float around in his mind and it is unclear to him how they should fit back in. So he mingles, he mixes and what comes out is what you will witness… and most importantly what you will make of it.
Venue
Gallery Gerard Sekoto
Alliance Française of Johannesburg
17 Lower Park Drive corner Kerry Road
Parkview – opposite Zoo Lake
Gallery hours
Monday – Thursday : 9 am – 8 pm
Friday : 9 am – 6 pm
Saturday : 9 am – 1 pm
For more information
Contact Pauline
culture.jhb@alliance.org.za
011 646 1169
Keep some empty slots in your timetable to go see some fresh art. BiZzle BIzzLe, bring your monocles and wallets, Isabelle Terestchenko is having and exhibition from Saturday 10th to Sunday 18th of May. Directions:
“Besos” -
Calle Ballesta, 1
Madrid, Spain Subway : Gran Via
