Goodman Gallery

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Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg

Goodman Gallery is an art gallery founded in Johannesburg, South Africa by Linda Givon (previously Goodman) in 1966.[1] The gallery operates spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and London. 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: Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Henry Moore.[2] It remained a "resolutely non-discriminatory space", protecting its artists and freedom of expression during the political tumult.[3]

Goodman Gallery progressively emerged as one of South Africa's top contemporary art galleries. It focuses on collaborating with significant southern African artists, both established and emerging; those from the greater African continent; and international artists who engage with the African context.[4] Major South African artists such as David Koloane, David Goldblatt, Sue Williamson and Sam Nhlengethwa have all exhibited there.[5]

In 2008, Liza Essers purchased the gallery.[6]

In 2016, Goodman Gallery was named one of 500 best galleries worldwide by Modern Painters.[7] It also celebrated its 50th anniversary the same year with the two-part curatorial mission, In Context, co-curated by Liza Essers and artist Hank Willis Thomas that explored notions of African identity in both the United States and Africa.[4] The gallery hosted, for the first time on the African continent, the seventh international conference on African and African American art, Black Portraiture[s] III: Reinventions, Strains of Histories and Culture.[8]

Also in 2016, Goodman Gallery became the first art dealer to sign a permanent lease for Pollen Estate in London, with 5,730 square feet across the ground and basement floors of the building, which was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

Artists

Goodman Gallery represents numerous living artists, including:

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

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

Controversy

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.[30] 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[31] – were arrested. In exchange for the ANC’s agreeing to drop a lawsuit, the gallery agreed to remove the work from the exhibition.[32]

References

  1. ↑ Emma Crichton-Miller (11 November 2016),Goodman Gallery marks 50 years in Johannesburg Financial Times.
  2. ↑ Emma Crichton-Miller (11 November 2016),Goodman Gallery marks 50 years in Johannesburg Financial Times.
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  8. ↑ Emma Crichton-Miller (11 November 2016),Goodman Gallery marks 50 years in Johannesburg Financial Times.
  9. ↑ Emma Crichton-Miller (11 November 2016),Goodman Gallery marks 50 years in Johannesburg Financial Times.
  10. ↑ Alex Greenberger (26 May 2017),Goodman Gallery Now Represents Yinka Shonibare MBE, Samson Kambalu, More ARTnews.
  11. ↑ Alex Greenberger (26 May 2017),Goodman Gallery Now Represents Yinka Shonibare MBE, Samson Kambalu, More ARTnews.
  12. ↑ Rachel Spence (26 September 2019),Art with a conscience: Goodman Gallery opens in London Financial Times.
  13. ↑ Emma Crichton-Miller (11 November 2016),Goodman Gallery marks 50 years in Johannesburg Financial Times.
  14. ↑ Claire Selvin (5 October 2020),Linda Givon, Founder of South Africa’s Goodman Gallery, Has Died at Age 84 ARTnews.
  15. ↑ Rachel Spence (26 September 2019),Art with a conscience: Goodman Gallery opens in London Financial Times.
  16. ↑ Emma Crichton-Miller (11 November 2016),Goodman Gallery marks 50 years in Johannesburg Financial Times.
  17. ↑ Alex Greenberger (26 May 2017),Goodman Gallery Now Represents Yinka Shonibare MBE, Samson Kambalu, More ARTnews.
  18. ↑ Alex Greenberger (26 May 2017),Goodman Gallery Now Represents Yinka Shonibare MBE, Samson Kambalu, More ARTnews.
  19. ↑ Alex Greenberger (4 April 2023),Pace Gallery Takes on Grada Kilomba, a Favorite of the Biennial Circuit ARTnews.
  20. ↑ Claire Selvin (5 October 2020),Linda Givon, Founder of South Africa’s Goodman Gallery, Has Died at Age 84 ARTnews.
  21. ↑ Emma Crichton-Miller (11 November 2016),Goodman Gallery marks 50 years in Johannesburg Financial Times.
  22. ↑ Alex Greenberger (26 May 2017),Goodman Gallery Now Represents Yinka Shonibare MBE, Samson Kambalu, More ARTnews.
  23. ↑ Emma Crichton-Miller (11 November 2016),Goodman Gallery marks 50 years in Johannesburg Financial Times.
  24. ↑ Alex Greenberger (26 May 2017),Goodman Gallery Now Represents Yinka Shonibare MBE, Samson Kambalu, More ARTnews.
  25. ↑ Alex Greenberger (26 May 2017),Goodman Gallery Now Represents Yinka Shonibare MBE, Samson Kambalu, More ARTnews.
  26. ↑ Alex Greenberger (1 July 2019),David Koloane, Key Figure in Apartheid-Era South African Art, Dies at 81 ARTnews.
  27. ↑ Holland Cotter (11 July 2019), David Koloane, Whose Art Was a Weapon Against Apartheid, Dies at 81 New York Times.
  28. ↑ Claire Selvin (5 October 2020),Linda Givon, Founder of South Africa’s Goodman Gallery, Has Died at Age 84 ARTnews.
  29. ↑ Claire Selvin (5 October 2020),Linda Givon, Founder of South Africa’s Goodman Gallery, Has Died at Age 84 ARTnews.
  30. ↑ Lydia Polgreen (22 May 2012), Painting Stirs a Debate in South Africa New York Times.
  31. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  32. ↑ Lydia Polgreen (30 May 2012), Amid Uproar, Graphic Painting of South African President Is Removed From Gallery New York Times.

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