The Johannesburg-based Museum of African Design opened its doors on October 24 showcasing the Southern Guild collection. Here, "Woven Bench III'" by South African artist Conrad Hicks.
MOAD's launch event run for 10 days, featuring the works of over 100 leading South African artists and designers. Here, "Bettina Esca" by Porky Hefer Design.
MOAD is an old factory-turned museum in downtown Johannesburg's trendy Maboneng precinct, a former no-go area that's currently undergoing a major urban restoration process.
'"Puzzle Bench" by Pierre Cronje, displayed at MOAD on October 24.
MOAD director Aaron Kohn says the museum is a place designed "to showcase what's going on the continent that's innovative." Here, "Invasion" by Philippe Bousquet.
MOAD's first full-length exhibition started Thursday, November 14. The group show explores the concept of nostalgia, featuring mixed media works by artists across Africa, such as the photo shown here by South African collective "I See A Different You."
"One part respect for elders and one part nostalgia, 'I See a Different You's' appropriation of past design affords their work a grounded but thoroughly modern texture," say the organizers of the "Native Nostalgia" exhibition.
The group show, which runs until February 9, also showcases the "Demoiselles de Porto-Novo" series by Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou from Benin.