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Banking is not something you automatially associate with art - yet, as you walk into the Absa Towers North building in the Johannesburg CBD, you are struck by the sheer volume and potential of the open-plan space that was designed around the art it was created to house.
The major artworks were commissioned while the building was being designed - allowing artists and architects to work together to create a space that accommodated the artworks perfectly. There are a number of artworks that can be seen in these larger spaces, including:
- A huge colourful marvel by artist, Karel Nel, titled ‘Place of Narture’ hangs in the reception area
- Five, six-storey tall tuft carpet banners by Norman Catherine - which were woven by hand by rural men
- An 11-meter tall Walter Oltmann wire sculpture depicting replicas of carved African chairs; weighing half a ton
- A two-storey tall metal mobile of the old City of Johannesburg shown against the newer, more modern city in perfect balance; created by Lewis Levin, Paul Cawood and Susan Woolf. It moves slowly, making a cycle every 20 minutes
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Absa Art Exhibitions Schedule for 2013
| Start date | End date | Event |
| 03/02/2013 | 28/02/2013 | Absa Gallery Exhibition: Ian Grose – Absa L’Atelier winner 2011 – opening of exhibition |
| 01/03/2013 | 03/03/2013 | Design Indaba: Art Exhibition (Cape Town) |
| 04/03/2013 | 08/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier: Receiving of entries at all collection points around South Africa. For further details view www.absalatelier.co.za |
| 12/03/2013 | 23/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier - Regional exhibition: Durban (artSPACE) |
| 16/03/2013 | 06/04/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Pretoria (Association of Arts Pretoria) |
| 16/03/2013 | 29/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Bloemfontein (Centenary Gallery) |
| 20/03/2013 | 28/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Port Elizabeth (NMMU North Campus) |
| 22/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: East London (Ann Bryant Gallery) |
| 21/03/2013 | 12/04/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Johannesburg (Absa Gallery) |
| 28/03/2013 | 13/04/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Belville (art.b) |
| 29/03/2013 | 06/04/2013 | Absa KKNK (Oudtshoorn): (1) Exhibition "The Seven Deadly Virtues" - new work by artists from the Absa L’Atelier Art Competition and (2) solo exhibition of Ian Grose entitled "Notes" |
| 13/05/2013 | 14/06/2013 | Absa Gallery Exhibition: Curated show by Jayne Crawshay-hall |
| 09/07/2013 | 08/08/2012 | Bloemfontein: Exhibition “Re-sampled 2012” – a collection of works from the Absa collection and a re-sampling of them by artists from the Absa L’Atelier art competition |
| 18/07/2013 | 22/08/2013 | Absa L’Atelier: Top 100 |
| 09/09/2013 | 26/09/2013 | Absa Gallery Exhibition: Collen Maswanganyi |
| 07/10/2013 | 31/10/2013 | Absa Gallery Exhibition: Dr Peter Magubane |
| 18/10/2013 | 19/11/2013 | Absa L’Atelier Top 100 exhibition (Cape Town City Hall) |
| 11/11/2013 | 30/01/2014 | Absa Gallery Exhibition: Re-sampled 2013 |
| Opening Events | ||
| 11/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier - Regional exhibition: Durban (artSPACE) | |
| 15/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Pretoria (Association of Arts Pretoria) | |
| 15/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Bloemfontein (Centenary Gallery) | |
| 19/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Port Elizabeth (NMMU North Campus) | |
| 20/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: East London (Ann Bryant Gallery) | |
| 20/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Johannesburg (Absa Gallery) | |
| 27/03/2013 | Absa L’Atelier – Regional exhibition: Belville (art.b) | |
| 12/05/2013 | Absa Gallery Exhibition: Curated show by Jayne Crawshay-hall | |
| 08/07/2013 | Bloemfontein: Exhibition Re-sampled 2012 | |
| 17/07/2013 | Absa L’Atelier: Gala event and announcement of winners | |
| 08/09/2013 | Absa Gallery Exhibition: Collen Maswanganyi | |
| 06/10/2013 | Absa Gallery Exhibition: Dr Peter Magubane | |
| 17/10/2013 | Absa L’Atelier top 100 exhibition at Cape Town City Hall | |
| 10/11/2013 | Absa Gallery Exhibition: Re-sampled 2013 | |
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