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1, 2, 3
Exhibition 30 May–15 August 2026
Installation view: Me, We curated by Daniel Malan and Dada Khanyisa for 1, 2, 3, May 30–August 15, 2026. Image © A4 Arts Foundation.
Title 1, 2, 3 Dates 30 May–15 August 2026 Location Gallery Credits

1: Curated by Lemeeze Davids
Ponte City: Making a Scene

2: Curated by Khanya Mashabela
Between the motion & the act

3: Co-curated by Daniel Malan and Dada Khanyisa
Me, We

Artworks by:
Annabelle Agbo Godeau, Peter Clarke, Kendell Geers, David Goldblatt, Ian Grose, Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo, Stephen Hobbs, Dada Khanyisa, Kapwani Kiwanga, Xandre Kriel, Sydney Kumalo, Ernest Mancoba, Neo Matloga, Tshepiso Mazibuko, Sabelo Mlangeni, Santu Mofokeng, Kyle Morland, Zanele Muholi, Lunga Ntila, George Pemba, Cameron Platter, Jo Ractliffe, Athi-Patra Ruga, Penny Siopis, Lucas Sithole, Lindokuhle Sobekwa, Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse, Edoardo Villa

Producer:
János Cserháti

Fabrication, Installation and Photography:
Kyle Morland

These three discreet projects are each organised by a curator from within A4 in collaboration with practitioner friends.

Ponte City: Making a Scene debuts the Ponte City Book Towers by Patrick Waterhouse and Mikhael Subotzky. As the first curator to engage with the towers, Lemeeze Davids chooses Luminosity to unpack the various props and component parts of these playable units. Over the course of four years, A4 has been producing the Ponte City Book Towers to house the bookmaking archive and associated material of the artists’ Ponte City project (2014–).

Davids' participation assists the artists in understanding how institutions might work with these resources, offering a case study towards their manual of use.

In Between the motion & the act, Khanya Mashabela explores agency and chance in contemporary South African photography by way of interventions from practitioners before, during, or after the capturing of an image.

Daniel Malan collaborates with Dada Khanyisa to co-curate Me, We.



1: Ponte City: Making a Scene
Curated by Lemeeze Davids

Artwork: Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse, Ponte City Book Towers (2026). Stainless and galvanised steel, castors, perspex lightboxes, honeycomb board storage boxes, printed vinyl, printed magnetic sheets, printed plywood, restored and reproduced print ephemera. 201 x 81 x 50 cm each. Artwork © Mikhael Subotzky, Patrick Waterhouse and A4 Arts Foundation. Image © A4 Arts Foundation.
Artwork detail: Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse, Ponte City Book Towers (2026). Stainless and galvanised steel, castors, perspex lightboxes, honeycomb board storage boxes, printed vinyl, printed magnetic sheets, printed plywood, restored and reproduced print ephemera. 201 x 81 x 50 cm each. Artwork © Mikhael Subotzky, Patrick Waterhouse and A4 Arts Foundation. Image © A4 Arts Foundation.


2: Between the motion & the act
Curated by Khanya Mashabela

Installation view: Between the motion & the act curated by Khanya Mashabela for 1, 2, 3, May 30–August 15, 2026. Image © A4 Arts Foundation.
Installation view: Between the motion & the act curated by Khanya Mashabela for 1, 2, 3, May 30–August 15, 2026. Image © A4 Arts Foundation.



3: Me, We
Co-curated by Daniel Malan and Dada Khanyisa

Installation view: Me, We curated by Daniel Malan and Dada Khanyisa for 1, 2, 3, May 30–August 15, 2026. Image © A4 Arts Foundation.
Installation view: Me, We curated by Daniel Malan and Dada Khanyisa for 1, 2, 3, May 30–August 15, 2026. Image © A4 Arts Foundation.
Artwork: Xandre Kriel, Samosa Table (2026). Brushed and waxed aluminium. 33.8 x 118.9 x 121.3 cm. Artwork © and loaned courtesy of Xandre Kriel. Image © A4 Arts Foundation.
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