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Sanell Aggenbach

SOME DANCE TO REMEMBER SOME DANCE TO FORGET

14/04/2011 - 7/05/2011



Sanell Aggenbach. London Calling. Monotype print. Image size: 31 x 31 cm, paper size: 43 x 43 cm.



In her 11th solo exhibition Sanell Aggenbach marks a personal point of transition and suspension between states of youth and adulthood. In a tribute to music as muse, seminal albums and iconic rock images are reproduced in a series of monotype prints. Pennie Smith’s epic photo of The Clash’s Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar, Peter Saville’s Joy Division covers and Pj Harvey’s Rid of Me, among others, are offered as both adopted comrades and transient markers of rebel identity. Aggenbach’s installation photographs and illusive paintings are a haunted critique of Afrikaner identity from a generation inspired by post-punk musicians and their performance art.       -Roger van Wyk

Aggenbach’s work deals primarily with the intersection of history and private narratives by considering the process of recall and interpretation. Her work presents a haunting ambiguity characterised by her materially multifarious nature as she moves comfortably between the various disciplines of painting, printmaking and sculpture.  She has proved to be a critical voice in contemporary South African art. Born in Cape Town in 1975, Aggenbach currently lives and works in Woodstock, Cape Town. Her explorative work has secured her many achievements including winning the 2003 Absa L’Atelier award. Her work is represented in numerous public and private collections, including Sasol, Absa, Spier, SABC, Red Bull (Austria) and Anglo Gold.





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