Back To The Future

Presented by the Namibian Art Association in Klein Windhoek, Namibia during February 2017. The Back to the Future art exhibition showcased a selection of about 100 pieces from the Arts Association Heritage Trust collection.

Complementing the exhibition are 3 Art Film Talks held in the evenings to encourage discussions about art. One is Frida – a biography about Frida Kahlo, another is Waste Land – a documentary on making art from waste in Brazil and thirdly BRICKS! – a BBC documentary about the critique of art. After the screening a speaker will lead the discussion.

-Extracted from the Namibian Art Association’s Facebook page

UPDATE: The exhibition has been revived! It will be on until the end of March and this time, visits to the show will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. This can be arranged by appointment.
Location: 38 Metje Street, Klein Windhoek.
Entrance: Free
Contact: +26461302261 / +264813528738

I had only found out about and visited the exhibition days before it was ending. Misfortunes aside, the venue was warm and welcoming. A house that had maintained its 20th century character, which was located on a large, lush green piece of property. The door was open and I was ready to explore.

The first thing that I saw was a list of about 50 or so artists, whose pieces made up a part of the collection. I did not walk straight ahead into the brightly lit foyer, but instead I took a turn to my right into the office / study that contained an impressive collection of books.

The foyer had some large woven baskets and wooden sculptures, as well as more framed, wall mounted artwork.

A separate room boasted of several Ovahimba artefacts, among other assortments.

A much larger elongated room some more contemporary paintings, as well as some observational scenic landscape paintings. Three clay pots were displayed on the windowsill, while more modern 3D pieces were placed on a long table that was found in the centre of the room.