ILLUSTRATED TALK - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND CAPE OF DESPAIR
14 October 2004


Pollak's provocative talk examines how different artists and craftsmen view society and how this is reflected in their works.

James Ford's euphoric 1899 painting "Holiday Time in Cape Town" - one of Iziko-SA National Gallery's most popular works - evoked a response from Deborah Poynton decades later, with her jaundiced "The White Minute", portrait of a dystopian society. Also bringing colour to the argument are such "grand salon show-stoppers of the past" as the romantic works by Turner, the ideal landscapes of Poussin and 18th century Venetian and architectural "capricci" of Canaletto and others.

Entry is R30 for Friends of SA National Gallery and R35 for guests.

021-467-4662/0 (Tue-Thurs 10:00-14:00)

Event Details:
Lizzie
Venue: Iziko SA Museum
Phone: 021 467 4662/0
Email: sangfriends@iziko.org.za