Current Exhibitions
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What We Do Not See
5 August – 24 October 2026
The exhibition remembers David Goldblatt in what would have been his 95th year, and explores the idea of home - the structures, places, cultures and relationships that we live within – in and around Johannesburg. Nine photographers are also featured: Gulshan Khan, Jabulani Dhlamini, Jo Ractliffe, Jodi Bieber, Lindokuhle Sobekwa, Madoda Mkhobeni, Mark Lewis, Sabelo Mlangeni, and Tshepiso Mazibuko. The exhibition is supported by the David Goldblatt Legacy Trust.
Hentie van der Merwe: 'After de Jongh'
This exhibition explores the artist's relationship with personal identity, cultural inheritance, and the enduring presence of history through painting. Drawing inspiration from Bloekomlaan (Avenue of Gum Trees) by the Dutch-born South African painter Tinus de Jongh (1885 – 1942), Hentie van der Merwe revisits an image deeply embedded in Afrikaner visual culture and collective memory. Exhibition opens 1 July 2026
(Un)charted Territories at the JGCBA
The latest exhibition at the Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts reimagines the artist’s book as a unique cartographic instrument. Moving beyond traditional geography, these works transform the map from a tool of control into a dynamic space for encounter and discovery. The exhibition highlights diverse books that use physical maps, layered folds, and cartographic symbols to visually translate abstract concepts. (Un)charted Territories invites you on a journey through topographies of cities.
[Watch] Past Exhibitions
MezzanineWAM celebrates 40 Years of the Standard Bank African Art Collection.
Street and Core GallerySeen, Heard and Valued: WAM celebrates 40 Years of the Standard Bank African Art Collection
Up The RampSeen, Heard and Valued: WAM celebrates 40 Years of the Standard Bank African Art Collection.
Strip GallerySeen, Heard and Valued: WAM celebrates 40 Years of the Standard Bank African Art Collection.
Street GalleryTENX10: 100 artworks, by women and gender diverse artists, from WAM collections.
Core Gallery TENX10: 100 artworks, by women and gender diverse artists, from WAM collections.
‘Portrait of Elisabeth Eybers’‘Portrait of Elisabeth Eybers’: Marlene Dumas and Ena Jansen in conversation