"The beginning of the end" 1972 by Stanley NKOSI
The Johannesburg Art Scene from the 60's to the 90's
Gallery 21 Hyde Park Corner Sandton and London
Exhibitions from 1972 onwards
Exhibitions held at
Gallery 21 Johannesburg and London
between 1972 and 1993
When Fernand F. Haenggi left the Gallery 101 Group (q.v.) in 1972, he took over the former Hyde Park branch premises for his own account, renamed the gallery Gallery 21 and quickly proceeded to establish an operation presenting mainly modern South African and international art, both within South Africa and in Europe.
In the following lists of exhibitions held at various venues - Hyde Park Corner - Equity House Fox Street - Victory House Harrison Street, Johannesburg, as well as 13a Grafton Street, London W1, the names of black artists have been highlighted for research purposes.
Gallery 21 Hyde Park Corner (1972-1976)
Gallery 21's London branch (1974-1976)
Gallery 21 Johannesburg (1977-1993)
In the case of group shows exceeding 10 artists, the full list of participating artists is available on request.
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Gallery 21 Hyde Park Corner (1972-1976)
| 1972 |
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"The beginning of the end" 1972 by Stanley NKOSI |
| 05/08 | Federica GALLI - Italy |
| 02/09 | Stanley NKOSI |
| 16/09 | Fred SCHIMMEL |
| 07/10 | "SELECTION '72" - 28 artists including: Stanley NKOSI, Lucky SIBIYA |
| 11/11 | "Mixed Exhibition" - 38 leading ... artists including: Stanley NKOSI, Hargreaves NTUKWANA, Lucky SIBIYA |
| 02/12 | "SUCCESS 1972" - Lionel ABRAMS, Armando BALDINELLI, Walter BATTISS, Zoltan BORBEREKI, George BOYS, Larry SCULLY, Cecil SKOTNES |
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| 1973 |
Gallery 21 Hyde Park Corner - upper floor - 1 of 3 adjoining exhibition rooms |
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| 27/01 | Contemporary Graphics from Japan - 21 artists |
| 03/03 | Roswitha VON GLEHN |
| 24/03 | Walter BATTISS |
| 19/04 | "Collectors' Choice: Autumn 1973" - 27 artists including: Sydney KUMALO, Stanley NKOSI, Lucky SIBIYA, Lucas SITHOLE |
| 05/05 | Pearl GELB |
| 19/05 | Lucky SIBIYA |
| 09/06 | Anton UYS |
| July | "Winter '73" |
| 21/07 | Betrand DORNY - France |
| 21/07 | Roland BUGNON - Switzerland |
| 08/08 | Participated at NICRO Art Dealer's Fair, Milner Park - works by a.o. L ABRAMS, W BATTISS, Z BORBEREKI, G BOYS, A RAPHAEL, L SCULLY, Lucas SITHOLE, C SKOTNES |
| 10/08 | Harold VOIGT |
| 31/08 | George BOYS |
| 29/09 | Stephanie WATSON |
| 13/10 | Hannatjie VAN DER WAT - images in stoneware |
| November | "Selection'73" |
| 07/12 | Joan MIRÓ - 33 orig. lithographs and col. etchings incl. "Homage to Joan Prats" and "Barcelona 1972/73" from Sala Gaspar, Barcelona |
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| 1974 |
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| 04/01 | Pablo PICASSO - 23 orig. graphics from the collection of Sala Gaspar, Barcelona - plus other international artists |
| 15/05 | FOUR AMERICAN ARTISTS (J DINE, C OLDENBURG, J ROSENQUIST, F STELLA) AND PAOLOZZI |
| 19/06 | Participated at ART 5'74 BASEL - A BALDINELLI (mosaics), W BATTISS (paintings), sculptures by Z BORBEREKI and Lucas SITHOLE, panels by C SKOTNES, and original graphics from the "Editions 21" |
| July | "Winter '74" |
| 03/08 | "Editions 21" - L ABRAMS, A BALDINELLI, W BATTISS, E DE JONG, K JAROSZYNSKA, T JAROSZYNSKI, S WATSON |
| 17/08 | Armando BALDINELLI - including launching of his latest book |
| 07/09 | Berrell JENSEN |
| 28/09 | Lucky SIBIYA |
| 05/10 | Lucas SITHOLE |
| November | "SUCCESS 1974" |
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| 1975 |
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"Butterfly" 1974 in sodalite by Zoltan BORBEREKI, exhibited at the ART6'75 BASEL |
| 11/01 | Antoní TÁPIES |
| 17/01 | John BLANK - "Space Windows" |
| 07/02 | Karin JAROSZYNSKA + Tadeusz JAROSZYNSKI - "The Helsinki Series" |
| 04/04 | Stephanie WATSON |
| 01/05 | Lionel ABRAMS |
| 01/05 | Annette MAGID |
| 29/05 | ART 6'75 BASEL entries - 4 day preview |
| 18/06 | Participated at ART 6'75 BASEL - Z BORBEREKI, N CATHERINE, K JAROSZYNSKA, T JAROSZYNSKI + "Editions 21" |
| 21/08 | Karin JAROSZYNSKA + Tadeusz JAROSZYNSKI |
| 21/08 | Salvador DALI - "Les diners de Gala" |
| 21/08 | Simo HANNULA - Finland |
| 18/09 | Lucky SIBIYA - wood panels + "Umabatha" portfolio of 15 woodcuts in an ed. of 225 |
| 14/10 | Arts Fair - SAAA, Carlton Hotel, Johannesburg |
| 18/10 | October Feast - international exhibition including sculptures by Harry Kivijärvi, Konrad Quillmann |
| 15/11 | Geoffrey ARMSTRONG |
| 15/11 | Salvador DALI - "The conquest of the cosmos" |
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| 1976 |
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2 of the incised woodpanels by Cecil SKOTNES at the gallery's entrance, commissioned in 1970, can now be seen at the Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein |
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| 08/01 | "Summer Madness" - sale |
| 05/02 | Leslie HEDLEY |
| 28/02 | From a private collection: French impressionists, German expressionists, contemporary great master graphics |
| 25/04 | Karin JAROSZYNSKA + Tadeusz JAROSZYNSKI 1974-1976 - exhibition held at University of the Witwatersrand |
| May | "Editions 21" - original graphics by 10 SA artists presented at Rand Afrikaans University |
| 01/06 | 6 Spanish artists - Clavé, Miró, Ortega, Picasso, Tàpies, Viladecans - sale |
| 01/07 | Gallery space reduced by 1/3 - new tenant Jean-Paul Barnard (mohair weaving) |
| 16/09 | Lucas SITHOLE |
| 31/10 | Norman CATHERINE |
| 14/11 | Zoltan BORBEREKI - retrospective exhibition held at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg |
| 30/11 | Gallery 21 Hyde Park (Pty) Ltd. and associated companies closed their doors on this date |
The staff of Gallery 21 Hyde Park included at various times in support of Caroline Haenggi: Nicky MacArthur, Di Newman, Glenda Levin, Connie Day, Chris and Steven Ditshilwane - the latter started work in 1972 and stayed with the Haenggi's until 1993!
The rapid expansion of Gallery 21's operations - the publishing of original graphics, the publication of art books, participation at the ART Fairs in Basel, and the opening of a branch gallery in London in 1974, all within a short time, occurred at an internationally unfortunate economic time. The gallery's private financiers and SA bankers withdrew their support and the business had to close by the end of 1976.
Fernand F. Haenggi, however, soon found premises in Johannesburg's financial centre, and through the family owned business of Galrand Holdings (Pty) Ltd., trading as Gallery 21, he henceforth continued presenting mainly SA art. To see details of exhibitions held in the Johannesburg city centre between 1977 and 1993, see Gallery 21 Johannesburg (1977-1993), or first carry on with the London operations as under.
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| 1974 |
opening exhibition at 16a Grafton Street, London W.1. |
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| 31/10 | Joan MIRÓ - "Barcelona 1972-73" - opening exhibition |
| 27/11 | Antoní TÀPIES - "Homage to the Masters of Cataluña" |
| 1975 |
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gallery card listing artists in stock 1975 |
| 22/01 | Antoní CLAVÉ |
| 19/02 | AFRICAN ART from South Africa - DUMILE-FENI, Louis MAQHUBELA, Leonard MATSOSO, Stanley NKOSI, Lucky SIBIYA, Lucas SITHOLE, Sydney KUMALO |
| Mch/May | "Group Show" - including L ABRAMS, A BALDINELLI, W BATTISS, Z BORBEREKI, N CATHERINE, E DE JONG, K JAROSZYNSKA, T JAROSZYNSKI, B JENSEN, L SIBIYA, L SITHOLE, A UYS, S WATSON - from South Africa and various international artists |
| 08/07 | David HOCKNEY - "The Rake's Progress 1961-1963" and other works |
| 26/09 | Fabian PEAKE + Phyllida BARLOW - drawings |
| 24/10 | Gerd WINNER - 1969-1975 |
| 1976 |
view from Gallery 21 London onto Albemarle Street W.1. |
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| January | "Group Show" - including the "Umabatha" series by Lucky SIBIYA |
| 06/02 | James ROSENQUIST - "America Now" - selected graphics 1969-1975 |
Gallery 21 London Ltd. had started at a difficult time. Its manageress was Priska Aves, joined later by Jeanne le Bars and Candy Cochrane; Dan Cornwall Jones assisted during April to July, 1975. Christine Lannon was the gallery's initial P.R.O. (1974).
As no further finance was forthcoming from its SA directors and SA private backers, the London venture ceased with effect 23rd March, 1976.
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