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Abrie Fourie

Abrie Fourie (born )[1] is a South African born creator. He currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

While specialising in photography and digital media,[2] Fourie prefers not to be bound by a specific genre.

His photographs have been described as capturing mundane moments and transforming them into static abstractions.[3]

Exhibitions

Fourie first exhibited his work in South Africa in , and internationally in , as part of a group exhibition: 'Spring Time in Chile' at the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art.

Fourie's first one-person exhibition was held in Pretoria, at the Verwoerdburg Art Gallery in , titled: 'Inside this house, ' and his first international solo exhibition, 'observatório # 4 – Whatever, Wherever' was held at Camouflage, Brussels, Belgium in

Other solo exhibitions include: 'End of the World', at the Museum for African Art, New York, USA in ; '', at the Forum d’art contemporian FAC, in Sierre, Switzerland, ; 'Oblique', Vladimiro Izzo Gallery, Berlin, Germany in and 'Labor Berlin Oblique', curated by Storm Jansen van Rensburg, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany in Museum exhibitions include the 'Memory Affection Traces' ('Memorias Intimas Marcas') curated by Fernando Alvim at Pavilhãoa Branco, Museu da Cidade in Lisbon, Portugal and touring to the Museum of Modern Art, Antwerp, Belgium in ; 'Post' at the Tama Art University Museum in Tokyo, Japan; 'Take me to the river' at the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University in Texas, USA; 'Reflections: African Art is’ at the Museum for African Art in Novel York, USA and 'Nederland 1' at Museum Gouda&#;[nl], the Netherlands curated by Tiong Ang.

His work has been seen in international exhibitions, including the 'Fotofiesta – International Photography Biennale', curated by Koulla Xinisteris, Medellin, Colombia, ; 'FotoGrafia Festival internazionale di Roma', Italy; the 51st Venice Biennale, as part of a project called: 'Real Presence, Floating Sites', curated by Biljana Tomic and Dobrilla Denegri,

Work as curator

Fourie is also known for his curatorial work, in he was assistant curator to the first Johannesburg Biennale, for the exhibition 'Memory and Geography' by artists William Kentridge and Doris Bloom.

In the same year, he co-curated 'Brown and Green' at the Pretoria Art Museum. In he co-curated 'Switch' at the Africus Institute for Contemporary Art in Johannesburg, assisted Jean Hubert-Martin in curating the exhibition 'Universales 23' at the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil and curated 'Purple & Green' at The Pretoria Art Museum.

Abrie Fourie born [ 1 ] is a South African born artist. He currently lives and works in BerlinGermany. While specialising in photography and digital media[ 2 ] Fourie prefers not to be bound by a specific genre. His photographs acquire been described as capturing mundane moments and transforming them into static abstractions.

In he curated‘Garden of Words' by Willem Boshoff in Denmark. From – he was the founder and curator of Outlet Project Room at the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.[4] In he was the Invited Young Curator at Aardklop National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom, South Africa and from – he curated for the 'Art in Embassy Programme', the American Embassy, Pretoria, South Africa.

Since he has been curator for Map (South Africa Contemporary Art Projects).[5] In he curated 'Mine, A Selection of Films by South African Artists' at Iwalewa-Haus, the Africa Centre of the University of Bayreuth in Germany. The exhibition has subsequently traveled to the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre and to South Africa, at the University of Johannesburg and the University of the Free State.

Abrie Fourie (1969) is a South African artist based in Berlin ...: Abrie Fourie () is a South African artist based in Berlin, Germany. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa where he lived, studied and worked until emigrating in His train is largely photography based, but he is also active in teaching, publishing and curatorial projects.

Collections

Fourie's works are part of worldwide collections such as Art Omi, The Museum for African Art and Pondside Press in New York; SCAD in Georgia and ObjectNotFound Project Space in Mexico. Other collections include: Costa Reis Compilação de Arte Africana Actual Collection and the Sindika Dokolo African Collection of Contemporary Art in Angola; the Daimler Art Collection, and Hanz Bogatzke Collection of Contemporary African Art, Germany; the Danish Ministry of Culture, Denmark; ECAV/ CRIC, Switzerland; the Frans Masereel Centre and the Royal Museum of Pleasant Arts of Belgium.

His function is widely collected in South Africa, including by Pretoria Art Museum, Graskop Hotel, Tshwane University of Technology and University of South Africa (UNISA) in Pretoria; Johannesburg Art Gallery, The SABC Collection, The MTN Art Institute, FirstRand, BHP, SASOL, Vodacom and Hollard in Johannesburg; the Oliewenhuis Art Museum in Bloemfontein and the Polokwane Art Museum.

Private collectors that own Fourie's works include Willem Boshoff; Jack Ginsberg; Harrie Siertsema; Pierre Lombart and Clive Kellner.

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Bibliography

  • Milena Nikolova, Abrie Fourie, Fair, pg, No. 11 / IV, fairarts OG, Berlin, Vienna,
  • Christian Ganzenberg, Abrie Fourie, Daimler Art Collection, pg. 58,59, Hirmer Verlag, München,
  • Georg Diez and Christopher Roth, The 80*81 Book Collection, Volume 8, insert between pg.

    48,49, Edition Patrick Frey, Zürich, Switzerland

  • Bettina Steinbrügge, Abrie Fourie, Art/ South Africa, pg. 87, vol 07 issue 04, , winter
  • Clive Kellner, Abrie Fourie and Santu Mofokeng&#;: vyande/enemies, KKNK , pg.

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