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Goodman Gallery

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{{Short description|Art gallery founded in Johannesburg, South Africa}}

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Goodman Gallery is an art gallery founded in Johannesburg, South Africa by Linda Givon (previously Goodman) in 1966.{{Cite journal|last=Citchon Miller|first=Emma|year=2016|title=Goodman Gallery marks 50 years in Johannesburg|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d25a10d2-a50d-11e6-8898-79a99e2a4de6|journal=Financial Times}}Rachel Spence (26 September 2019),[https://www.ft.com/content/4892bbba-dbab-11e9-9c26-419d783e10e8 Art with a conscience: Goodman Gallery opens in London] Financial Times. The gallery operates spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town, London and New York. It represents both established and emerging artists who are regarded as having helped shape the landscape of contemporary art in Southern Africa.

History

Founded during apartheid, the gallery opened with a show of 30 artists, mostly leading European modernists. It remained a "resolutely non-discriminatory space", protecting its artists and freedom of expression during the political tumult.

Goodman Gallery focuses on collaborating with southern African artists, both established and emerging; those from the greater African continent; and international artists who engage with the African context.{{Cite journal|last=Binlot|first=Ann|date=Dec 31, 2016|title=Through Apartheid And Zuma, South Africa's Goodman Gallery Endures 50 Years On|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abinlot/2016/12/31/through-apartheid-and-zuma-south-africas-goodman-gallery-endures-50-years-on/#5e35aa71bd94|journal=Forbes}} South African artists such as David Koloane, David Goldblatt, Sue Williamson and Sam Nhlengethwa have exhibited there.{{Cite web|url=https://ocula.com/art-galleries/goodman-gallery/|title=Goodman Gallery|website=Ocula.com|date=20 January 2023 }}

In 2008, Liza Essers purchased the gallery.{{cite magazine|last=Roffino|first=Sara|date=December 2016|title=Dealer's Notebook: Liza Essers|magazine=Art + Auction|location=p. 18|publisher=Louise Blouin Media}}

In 2012, South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress, went to court to try to force Goodman Gallery to remove The Spear, a painting by Brett Murray that appeared to depict South Africa's president Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.Lydia Polgreen (22 May 2012), [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/world/africa/the-spear-a-racy-painting-apparently-of-jacob-zuma-stirs-controversy-in-south-africa.html Painting Stirs a Debate in South Africa] New York Times. On the morning of 22 May 2012, two men entered the gallery during visiting hours and defaced the painting—first by painting a red cross over the depiction of Zuma's face and genitals and then by smearing black paint over the canvas. The two—Barend la Grange and Lowie Mabokela{{cite web |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/05/painting-south-african-presidents-penis-defaced/52698/ |title=Painting of South African President's Penis Defaced |author=Adam Martin |date=23 May 2012 |work=The Atlantic |access-date=24 May 2012}}—were arrested. In exchange for the ANC's agreeing to drop a lawsuit, the gallery agreed to remove the work from the exhibition.Lydia Polgreen (30 May 2012), [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/world/africa/south-africa-painting-of-jacob-zuma-removed.html Amid Uproar, Graphic Painting of South African President Is Removed From Gallery] New York Times.

In 2016, Goodman Gallery was named one of 500 best galleries worldwide by Modern Painters.{{cite magazine|date= 2016|title=500 Best Galleries Worldwide |magazine=Modern Painters |location=p. 109|publisher=Louise Blouin Media}} It also celebrated its 50th anniversary the same year with the two-part curatorial mission, In Context, co-curated by Essers and artist Hank Willis Thomas that explored notions of African identity in both the United States and Africa. The gallery hosted the seventh international conference on African and African American art, Black Portraiture[s] III: Reinventions, Strains of Histories and Culture.

Also in 2016, Goodman Gallery signed a permanent lease for Pollen Estate in London.

Artists

Goodman Gallery represents living artists including:

In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including:

  • David KoloaneAlex Greenberger (1 July 2019),[https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/david-koloane-dead-12894/ David Koloane, Key Figure in Apartheid-Era South African Art, Dies at 81] ARTnews.Holland Cotter (11 July 2019), [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/arts/david-koloane-whose-art-was-a-weapon-against-apartheid-dies-at-81.html David Koloane, Whose Art Was a Weapon Against Apartheid, Dies at 81] New York Times.

In the past, the gallery has worked with the following artists and estates:

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|goodman-gallery.com}}
  • [https://ocula.com/art-galleries/goodman-gallery/ Goodman Gallery page on Ocula]

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Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1966

Category:Art museums and galleries in South Africa

Category:1966 establishments in South Africa